A local NGO dedicated to the support of sustainable socio-economic development through research, training, education and community development by promoting participatory discovery learning approaches, farmer-led activities, farmers networking, sustainable agriculture, and natural resource management.

Competence, SRER KHMER – who we are and what we do:

Srer Khmer means Field of Cambodia, a local NGO, non-profit and non-partisan and was established on January 9, 2002 by a group of former staff of FAO Community IPM Programme, the founders of Srer Khmer. The FAO project ended in late 2001 after operation in Cambodia since 1996 so that Srer Khmer was the response to the need to further build on the work of FAO and facilitate the work of farmers-led activities.

Srer Khmer staff have been active in rural development and the agricultural sector for over 12 years, initially with FAO pioneering the Farmer Field Schools. By the end of 2010, some 610 Farmer Associations have been formed in 562 villages, 130 communes of 60 districts in 12 provinces (Kandal; Kampong Cham; Kampong Thom, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Takeo; Kampong Speu; Pursat, Battambang; Pailin, Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey). Srer Khmer has delivered a wide range of farmer led training to more than 35,787 farmers (48% of whom were women), farmer trainers and Government District Trainers (about 178,935 farmers family beneficiaries). The main methodology has been the Farmer Field School (FFS - participatory and discovery learning approach) and extension approaches.

Apart from staff, we also have a network of well-trained and certified farmer trainers at the provincial, commune, and village levels where we can call upon for providing training at their respective communities as well as outside their communities.

Srer Khmer was established and registered as a Cambodian NGO with the Ministry of Interior of the Royal Government of Cambodia on January, 2002 to continue the work of FAO/IPM. The IPM Program was delivered via Farmer Fields Schools, a proven FFS approach to successful adult learning and farmer networking. Srer Khmer has taken the principles of FFS training and strengthened them to implement a more comprehensive and holistic platform of farmers-led activities that link social, environmental, economic and production issues in its programs.

Srer Khmer is certified by NGO Code Compliance Committee  from NGO Good Practice Project (NGO GPP) for a 3 year period valid from February 27th 2009 to February 26th, 2012. This award meant that NGO GPP recognizes and appreciates Srer Khmer's efforts in complying with all standards and being role model NGO in Cambodia. See Certificate....

Farming communities and community development workers must have the capacity, rights and ownership in making decision on any issues that are relevant to sustain their living

Srer Khmer, in recognition of farmers' rights and community development workers to learn, use and manage their own community resources and participate in any decision related to their livelihood, is committed and community development workers to providing farmers opportunities to gain knowledge and strengthen their capacity to lead and manage their lives through participatory learning approaches which build on understanding the fundamental relationship between agriculture, environment and rural societies.

Farmers and community development workers having increased control of their lives based on a mastery of ecological and social knowledge and skill.

To achieve this mission and goal, Srer Khmer works in close cooperation with relevant farmers groups, government institutions and other NGOs based on the values of honesty, equity, positive encouragement, gender equity and responsibility.

• Responsibility
• Respect Ourselves
• Respect others
• Teamwork
• Empowerment
• Commitment
• Open communication and sharing experiences
• Learning and motivation