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with Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
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with Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
Agriculture plays an important role in Cambodia’s economic development. The total arable land area is approximately 4.5 million hectares (ha) of which 4 million ha are used for seasonal crops, mostly rice (3.0 million ha), approx. 1 million ha of annual crops and 0.5 million ha are under permanent crops (rubber, fruit trees, commercial woodland).
FAW (Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda) is a native insect to tropical and subtropical regions of the Western Hemisphere, and regularly migrates to cooler regions in summer. In its larva stage, it can cause significant damage to crops. FAW targets corn, but can feed on more than 350 additional species of plants, including rice, soybeans, sugarcane, vegetable crops, and cotton. The moth can fly up to 100 km per night and a female can lay up to a total of 1,000 eggs in a lifetime (10 days). In Africa, FAW was first detected in Nigeria in January 2016, and has quickly spread to 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been reported in South-East Asia since 2018 and is already an important pest of corn all around Cambodia.
Financial support: 300 USD/month from May 2024 to November 2024
Borun experimental station is situated closed to Battambang and since 2020, various cropping systems are experimented under Conservation Agriculture (no tillage, green manure, cover crops, direct sowing…). 8 agroecological systems are experimented currently, with corn and cassava. Various variables are measured on the crop for each system, including yield and damages of FAW for the corn.
The overall objectives of the experiment are to
The student will be part of the DDFAW project (Diagnostic of Damage of Fall Army Worm in Cambodian Farm).
She/he will be based at Sdao, Rattanak Mondoul district, Battambang province and work with the team of CARDEC (Cambodian Conservation Agriculture Research for Development Center) on the follow-up of FAW in the different cropping systems.
Financial support: 300 USD/month from May 2024 to November 2024
The management methods of farmers are not well known in Cambodia, as well as the damage on yield components.
The overall objectives of the project are to
The student will be part of the DDFAW project (Diagnostic of Damage of Fall Army Worm in Cambodian Farm).
She/he will be based at RUA with many field activities in the countryside (Battambang and Kandal provinces).
Financial support: 300 USD/month from May 2024 to November 2024
Bos Khnor experimental station is situated in Kampong Cham province and since 2004, various cropping systems are experimented under Conservation Agriculture (no tillage, rotation, cover crops, direct sowing…). PAMPA (Multi-countries action program for agroecology) design experiment is ongoing with corn, cassava and soybean. In corn production, 4 systems are experimented currently, 1 conventional (tillage, no cover crop and no rotation) and 3 agroecological systems in conservative agriculture. Various variables are measured on the crop for each system, including yield and damages of FAW for the corn.
The overall objectives of the experiment are to
The student will be part of the DDFAW project (Diagnostic of Damage of Fall Army Worm in Cambodian Farm).
She/he will be based at Bos Khnor, Kampong Cham province and work with the team of the station on the follow-up of FAW in the different cropping systems.