CIRD

🌿 Syntropic Agroforestry Training in Cambodia
Open Training | 22–24 June 2026
📍 Krabao village, Kulen Tbong commune, Kulen district, Preah Vihear Province

APOPO HeroTREEs and the Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD), through the Syntropic Agroforestry Innovation Accelerator (SAIA), invite organisations, practitioners, trainers, lead farmers, and interested stakeholders to join a practical 3-day training on Syntropic Agroforestry.

This training is part of SAIA, an initiative supporting the testing, learning, and scaling of regenerative farming systems through field practice, demonstration plots, and farmer-centred innovation.

The training will be organised in collaboration with ECOTOP, a Swiss agroforestry consultancy with more than 25 years of experience in Dynamic/Syntropic Agroforestry Systems across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

🌱 Training focus
A special focus of this training will be on cashew-based syntropic agroforestry systems. Cashew is an important crop for Cambodia, and syntropic agroforestry can help strengthen its long-term productivity, resilience, and market potential.
Through syntropic agroforestry, cashew systems can help to:
- reduce opportunity costs through short- and medium-term intercrops;
- improve soil cover, water retention, and climate resilience;
- build biodiverse systems that are more stable over time;
- reduce dependence on expensive chemical inputs;
- support organic and premium production models;
- position Cambodian cashew as an innovative, high-quality product in the global market.

Participants will also learn how syntropic agroforestry works in practice, including:
- living layers and crop strata;
- covered soil and living mulch;
- biomass cycling and pruning management;
- species selection and plot design;
- demonstration plot establishment;
- adaptation to Cambodian crops, soils, and landscapes.

📅 Training flow
Day 1: Principles, system logic, succession, stratification, and Cambodian application contexts
Day 2: Design, species selection, spacing, soil cover, and site preparation
Day 3: Practical field establishment, management discussion, and next steps for implementation

🗣 Language: English with Khmer translation
🍽 Includes: Breakfast, lunch, and certificate of participation

This is a practical entry point for organisations and field leaders who want to understand whether syntropic agroforestry can support their farmer networks, rural development work, or cashew-based farming systems.

Places may be limited. Register your interest through the official form:

👉 For registration and more information, visit:
https://cird.org.kh/workshops/syntropic-agroforestry-training/

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