Lita Mom and Pherom Song first became involved with the Next Generation Agricultural Extension project in July 2022 when they became employed as research project officers at Partners for Rural Development (PRD). PRD is responsible for all in-country data collection. Lita and Pherom work in a team of 8 research project officers. Since Lita joined […]
Author: Caitlin Finlayson
Ru Foong writes about her recent trip to Cambodia where she was able to further develop her understanding of the agricultural sector in Cambodia, engage with multi-disciplinary researchers and hone her cross-cultural communication skills whilst undertaking the data collection for her honours research project. Reflecting on my time in Battambang and Pailin, my 2.5 weeks […]
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Forum Theatre
Communicating the findings of a project is a key part of the process of undertaking research. Our research is designed to reach beyond the academic community, to policy makers and extensionists, and most importantly to the farmers whom we work with in Battambang and Pailin. As Kaye et al. (2020) note, it is important to […]
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Upcoming Workshop
We will be hosting a joint project workshop together with our partners at the National University of Battambang, Battambang, Cambodia on July 3-7, 2023. The Workshop will be divided into 2 parts: Part 1: End of Project Review – Uptake of agricultural technologies and best practices amongst farmers in Battambang and Pailin provinces Part […]
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Photo Diary
In 2022, Dr Ariane Utomo introduced a photo diary method to accompany the data collection process of the household census (Activity 2) for the Next Generation Agricultural Extension: social relations for practice change project. This method was introduced to develop the critical thinking skills of our research project officers in terms of how we as […]
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February Field Trip
Associate Professor Brian Cook, Dr Van Touch and Dr Caitlin Finlayson made a 10-day field trip to Cambodia, in February, 2023. This field trip was part of the project Next Generation Agricultural Extension: Social relations for practice change. The trip involved meeting with project partners including Macquarie University, National University of Battambang (NUBB), Partners for […]