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Agricultural Cooperatives as Engines of Change: Czech Project Supports Sustainability in Cambodia
Cambodia is a country full of young people, energy and rapid growth. Yet with this development come new challenges: how to keep agriculture competitive, how to increase the added value of local products, how to make use of modern technologies – and all the while ensuring sustainability? These are the very questions addressed by the SmartAgriCambodia project, funded by CzechAid.
From Biomass to Biochar: BRT Helps Kickstart Sustainable Solutions in Cambodia
At the turn of May and June 2025, experts from the BioResources & Technology (BRT) Division - PhD student and Project Manager Jan Staš and Postdoctoral Researcher Chama Theodore Ketuama - travelled to Pursat Province, Cambodia, as part of the V-BIOCHAR project. This initiative, a follow-up to the V-SOIL project, aims to introduce sustainable biochar technologies tailored for local rural conditions.

New Issue of the FTZ Newsletter: Faculty Highlights, Global Engagements, and a Message from the New Dean
The summer edition of the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences newsletter is out! Twice a year, we share key updates, research highlights, student achievements, and international partnerships from across the faculty.