Training on Food Systems and Right to Food for Civil Society Organization

Phnom Penh, June 30th, 2023
In partnership with International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR Cambodia), CamboDHRRA facilitated training on Food Systems and Right to Food with participation from representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
The training was co-organized by IIRR and Council for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) in the objectives as below:
• To increase awareness on food systems and the right to food
• To identify the tools to access food through food systems and currently status in Cambodia
• To define the issues or concerns for further discussion during the Round Table Discussion (RTDs) with representatives from sectoral groups.

The training covered basic concepts of food systems, the right to food through Voluntary Guidelines on Right to Food, the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition (VFGSyN) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Living in Rural Areas (UNDROP). The training also reviewed and discussed in-depth the specific context of food systems in Cambodia.