Next-Gen Agricultural Extension

Australia-Cambodia Research team | Agricultural extension | Farmer decision-making | Social relations | Funded by @ACIARAustralia

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Our latest newsletter is out 🇰🇭📬! It covers village savings groups boosting resilience, SDG-focused research on smallholder decision-making and risk, and climate extremes shaping farmers' livelihoods and adaptation in NW Cambodia. @ACIARAustralia https://t.co/ywVZOgydau

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Congratulations to Dr. Pao SREAN, from our project partner - the National University of Battambang - who received the Outstanding Cambodian Scientists Award 2025 (Silver)! https://t.co/N3Gm7pIiPV

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Discover how the Next-Gen project supports villagers to form community savings groups that build financial resilience, lower debt, and fund small businesses and household needs. Read more: https://t.co/DfqDO21HVQ @ACIARAustralia #FinancialInclusion

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This week Dr Van Touch visited the University of Melbourne to share takeaways from farmer field schools run by the Next-Gen Project. Learn more: https://t.co/LZM1nDtPrk

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A 1°C rise in temperature can cut rice yields by up to 6–7%.

At IRRI, scientists across disciplines are joining forces to tackle rising heat, drought, and salinity in rice systems.

Read more: https://t.co/suJbqjcPnV

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How does expertise in rural development evolve?
New research in SEA shows it is not linear, but a transformative journey shaped by challenge, learning and reflection. Rethinking expertise can support co-learning and system change for the SDGs. Read more: https://t.co/c8VJaAQTJg

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When does art drive social change? More research from the Next-Gen Project on participatory theatre. Findings: emotion boosts memory but participation drives action. Read more: https://t.co/29u9KbqDlM 📽 Watch the documentary + performances: https://t.co/yKjhaLjX27

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Next-Gen research examines how rural Cambodians manage migration within 🇰🇭 and to 🇹🇭. We integrate mobility histories with labor and wellbeing analysis. Migration serves as a strategy to stabilise precarious livelihoods, not just to leave agriculture. https://t.co/vruVRfjCvc

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The Next-Gen project supports 4 savings groups in NW Cambodia, enhancing resilience, reducing high-interest debt, and strengthening communities. Members plan to use loans for livestock, motorbikes for school access, and health costs.

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Explore the impacts of farmer-led, field-based extension on cassava farming in NW Cambodia! Practical training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is boosting yields, sustainability & confidence. Learn more about these positive outcomes @ACIARAustralia https://t.co/YZquRiZVkG

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Listen to research on smallholders in SEA: How are rice farmers faring in the Philippines? on @rss https://t.co/x60rSgzpPk

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2025 Research Report | Findings show that farmer decisions are shaped by structural precarity; intensification works when aligned with real constraints; & extension succeeds through trust, agency & relationships. 🌾📊 https://t.co/0f6bBR8d1d @SciMelb @ACIARAustralia #SDGs

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📄 Our latest newsletter is out. Featuring early insights from financial literacy training and new research using 🎭 forum theatre and 📸 photo-diaries to examine learning, reflection, and change. @ACIARAustralia @SciMelb https://t.co/T3gOVwfRtZ

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The Next-Gen team reflects on early impacts of financial literacy training in NW🇰🇭 . It’s not just about money—it’s about dignity, confidence, and hope. Better planning is strengthening wellbeing, food security, & sustainable livelihoods. https://t.co/oq6hNr8Ges @ACIARAustralia

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New research asks how young Cambodian graduates imagine careers in agricultural extension—and why it matters. A lifecourse lens reveals the role of gender, family, education, and history in shaping agrarian futures. Read more: https://t.co/O0JfjZXvVz @SciMelb @ACIARAustralia

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Institutional boundaries affect agent-farmer interactions & agricultural extension services. Formal structures set rules, while informal norms build trust & adaptability. Viewing extension as socially embedded reveals real interactions. Read more: https://t.co/XsJOk5cmiE @SciMelb

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Thanks to @ACIARAustralia for hosting us and providing a space to share our successes and learnings!

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During a recent visit to Cambodia, #ACIAR's Dr Suzie Newman met with partners and alumni, highlighting the significant achievements delivered through more than 3 decades of Cambodia–Australia agricultural research partnerships. 🇰🇭🇦🇺

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During a recent visit to Cambodia, #ACIAR's Dr Suzie Newman met with partners and alumni, highlighting the significant achievements delivered through more than 3 decades of Cambodia–Australia agricultural research partnerships. 🇰🇭🇦🇺

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Have you participated in an #ACIAR research project in the last 2 years? 🌱

Applications for the John Allwright Fellowship 2027 intake will open from 1 February – 30 April 2026.

Learn more: https://t.co/LCLN0XmxW6

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Team photo diaries | A tool used by the Next-Gen team to help interpret field contexts, uncover hidden patterns & reveal issues overlooked by quant methods. They also challenged persistent North-South power imbalances. Read more https://t.co/mrGXr5V4qa @ariane_utomo #MixedMethods