The project will carry out a detailed assessment of selected agricultural cooperatives in Battambang to better understand their challenges and opportunities. The analysis will focus on the following areas:
Data will be collected on key attributes, including:
This information will help build tailored profiles for each cooperative, clearly outlining their strengths, limitations, and development potential. It will also guide targeted support in areas such as technical education and improved access to agricultural technologies.
Data from selected cooperative farms will be collected using drones and sensors. This data will be analyzed and applied to help farmers improve their agricultural productivity.
The resulting digital maps and best practices will serve as real-life case studies, showing how smart farming can work under Cambodian conditions.
A practical manual developed within the project will help government bodies and agricultural associations apply these methods in other regions. Over time, this will create a nationwide database that gives farmers better access to useful information while reducing their costs.
Systematic training will be provided at different levels to ensure effective and sustainable know-how transfer in smart agriculture technologies. Training programmes will be tailored to the specific needs of each target group, including:
Supporting local distribution networks and improving market connections will enable farmers to access markets and receive fair prices.
Enhancing infrastructure — including food processing, storage, transportation, and food waste management — will minimize post-harvest losses.
The strategy will also introduce technologies and practices that help farmers respond to weather variability and environmental threats, such as site-specific field operations with exact volumes of needed inputs (e.g., water, fertiliser).