GRET

GRET is a French NGO that has been actively fighting poverty and inequalities since 1976. There are 800 prefessionals working for GRET in 28 countries. GRET started its activities in Cambodia since 1988. Currently GRET is working in serveral sectors such as Water and Sanitation, Agriculture and Irrigation, Agroecology & Nutrition, Value Chains, Land governance and Social Protection.

Since 2010, GRET and CIRD implement activities in collaboration with PDA and PDoC, in order to develop a sustainable agriculture for smallholder farmers in Sotr Nikum and Prasat Bakong districts, in-Siem Reap province. It aimed at increasing incomes and at improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers through the development of sustainable agriculture by the intensification and diversification of agricultural productions and the strengthening agriculture cooperatives (AC) and their access to market. Since 2023, the project is evolving toward a territorial approach, increasing its area of intervention to 4 districts : Sotr Nikum, Chi Kreng, Svay Leu and Prasat Bakong and working with various stakeholders to co-build a plan for sustainable and safe food systems at provincial level, in addition to its continuous support to smallholder farmers. To achieve this, the project aims to reach the 3 following specific objectives :

1. Promote agroecological intensification and diversification of agricultural production
2. Strengthen producer organizations and structure local agricultural value chains to secure production and facilitate the sale of products on markets.
3. Support provincial stakeholders in the co-construction and implementation of a development plan for efficient, safe and sustainable territorial food systems.

Currently, the project activities are directly implemented in 160 villages, through 9 ACs in addition to collective actions with partners and local authorities in Siem Reap city.