ESD Response to COVID-19 Dr. Jeeranuch Sakkhamduang, RCE Greater Phnom Penh 13th Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting 2nd Online Session, 24 September, 2020

1. ESD Response to
COVID-19

2. COVID-19 impacts
to the community
SOCIAL GATHERING OF
MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE
IS NOT ALLOWED
LACK OF ACCESSING
KNOWLEDGE FROM
WORKSHOPS AND
TRAININGS PROVIDE BY
RELEVANT AGENCIES
RISK OF INFECTED BY
THE VIRUS DUE TO LACK
OF INFORMATION,
PROPER HEALTHCARE
SERVICE AND HYGIENIC
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS EXPORT AND
IMPORT WERE HALTED
DUE TO INTERNATIONAL
BORDERS ARE CLOSED

3. COVID-19 impacts on RCE
Greater Phnom Penh
DELAYED IN PROJECT
PROGRESSING DUE TO
TRAVEL AND SOCIAL
GATHERING
RESTRICTIONS
LIMITED FARM VISITING AND
PROJECT MONITORING. LARGE
PORTION OF BENEFICIARY DO
NOT OWN SMART PHONE,
PROJECT MONITORING USING ICT
IS HARD TO DO
FOREIGN STAFF OF KEY
STAKEHOLDERS COULD NOT
TRAVEL TO CAMBODIA TO
IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR
THE PROJECT
HIGHER COSTS FOR
IMPLEMENTING
PROJECT
(TRAVELING,
CONDUCTING TRAINING
AND WORKSHOP)

4. RCE Greater Phnom Penh
Response to COVID-19
ADJUST THE PLAN BY
CONSULTING WITH KEY
STAKEHOLDERS AND
PROPOSED THE PLAN TO
DONOR
AGRICULTURE EXTENSION OFFICERS PLAY
CRUCIAL ROLE IN PROJECT MONITORING
THROUGH FARMS VISIT.
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE
AGRICULTURE EXTENSION OFFICERS
AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE TAKE A
ROLE TO DISSEMINATING
KNOWLEDGE INSTEAD OF FOREIGN
STAFF
SOME COST THAT CANNOT BE
AVOIDED (FACIAL MASK AND HAND
SANITIZER) WERE SPENT FOR
LOCALLY PRODUCED AND NON
DISPOSABLE MASKS.

5. Supporting mechanisms to
enhance ESD during and after
COVID-19
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
KEY STAKEHOLDERS
(AGRICULTURE
EXTENSION OFFICERS
AND MODEL FARMERS)
ENHANCING NETWORK
AMONG FARMERS AND
FARMERS WITH
CUSTOMER
INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION IN THE PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURE
PROMOTION STRATEGIC PLAN
CONNECTING FARMERS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
BY USING THE FARMS AS RESEARCH PLOT AND INVOLVE
GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES BY FARMERS AS A
LEARNING PLACE FOR STUDENTS.
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO OWN SMART PHONE ARE
INVOLVED TO SHARE PROJECT INFORMATION TO ELDER
FARMERS.