Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia

About: Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia is a education organization based out in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Juvenile & Agriculture. The organization has 13 authors who have published 11 publications receiving 89 citations.

Substances chimiques et peurs alimentaires au Cambodge

Abstract: Les substances chimiques (ជាតគម jāti gīmī) presentes dans l’alimentation font l’objet d’une preoccupation collective croissante au Cambodge. Malgre leur caractere invisible, l’idee selon laquelle les aliments contiennent des residus chimiques nefastes pour la sante, a fait son chemin. Tout un ensemble de peurs alimentaires emergent. Un nouvel imaginaire des aliments se repand et chacun tente de mettre en place des strategies pour s’arranger avec la peur de la contamination. A partir d’une etude ethnographique realisee au Cambodge entre juin 2018 et mars 2019 aupres de citadins, d’agriculteurs, de vendeurs de riz, de produits frais et de vendeurs d’intrants agricoles, cet article rend compte des imaginaires collectifs des aliments et des accommodements qui s’elaborent en reaction a la peur de la contamination.

Piloting of the Concerns-based Adoption Model: Farmer Concerns About the Participatory Guarantee System in Cambodia

Abstract: While there is a large body of adoption and agricultural extension literature on the process of introducing a new technology, agricultural development projects are often expected to produce immediate results that do not always allow for the integration of these theories into practice. The Concerns-based Adoption Model (CBAM) is a framework that places participants at the center of the change process to identify their concerns and challenges, providing a roadmap for projects to guide individuals with the correct support for their particular stage of adoption. CBAM has typically been used for the introduction of new curriculum in formal education. But this study assessed the potential for CBAM to be applied to agriculture innovations. In this study, we adapted and piloted the CBAM “Stages of Concern” model to assess adoption of an agriculture innovation. The innovation is the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for Cambodian vegetable farmers. We assessed the potential for CBAM as a tool for agricultural development project management. We found that the adapted survey consistently placed farmers in the anticipated Stage of Concern. Identifying users’ Stages of Concern can inform program designers and practitioners, assisting in tailoring support across the adoption process. CBAM has the potential to inform participatory project design and give project administrators an evidence-based, systematic protocol for assessing the adoption process, adding another tool to the development practitioners’ toolbox.