Training Report on Fish Processing with Theay Mean Chey Agricultural Cooperative

Abstract

The training was designed in response to the results of the capacity assessment conducted with producers in August 2025, which identified fish processing, post-harvest handling, and cost–profit and loss analysis as the most critical needs. The training also bridges the importance of strengthening linkages among various actors, including aquaculture farmers, fish processors, technical experts, ingredient suppliers, packaging suppliers, and both retail and wholesale markets within and outside the agricultural cooperative. The main purposes of the training were: (1) to provide participants with techniques in family-based fish processing; (2) to build capacity in post-harvest fish handling; and (3) to create opportunities for experience sharing and learning among farmers, processors, market actors, and technical officers, with the broader goal of improving household income through green products