Flagship initiative
Awakening Young Farmer
Growing the next generation of regenerative farmers through practical learning, enterprise, and community.
Explore the initiative Rooted in Cambodia. Growing with nature.
Grow food.
Grow knowledge.
Grow possibility.
We connect young people, farmers, and ideas to build meaningful livelihoods in harmony with nature.
OUR VISIONMore people farm and live
in harmony with nature.
in harmony with nature.
A better way to farm.
A shared way forward.
We are a Cambodian regenerative agriculture and social entrepreneurship initiative. We bring together farming, practical learning, research, and storytelling—with rural youth and smallholder farmers at the center.
Get to know DassatekConnected by one purpose
Explore our approachFive ways we grow.
01
Agripreneurship & Social Business
Connect practical farming with the skills, confidence, and business models that support lasting livelihoods.
02Agroecology & Regenerative Farming
Explore farming that works with ecological processes and brings soil, food, and livelihoods into the same picture.
03Apprenticeship & Practical Learning
Learn by doing through demonstration gardens, field visits, hands-on experiences, and shared reflection.
04Research & Appropriate Technology
Explore affordable, locally relevant tools and farming models through practical experimentation.
05Media, Knowledge & Storytelling
Make farming visible through Khmer podcasts, youth stories, field learning, and accessible resources.
Ideas taking root
Our initiatives.
From our first youth gardens
to new possibilities in agroforestry.
In development
Roots & Canopy
An upcoming agroforestry pilot in Kampong Thom, exploring livelihoods that help keep ancestral forests standing.
Discover the ideaOur early roots · 2023Small beginnings.
Small beginnings.
Meaningful connections.
Documented milestones from the
YSEALI-supported phase.
7core youth participants
4Cambodian provinces
5sites identified for gardens
From research to the fieldUseful knowledge.
Useful knowledge.
Shared freely.
Global ideas meet local experience. Explore resources that help us ask better questions, test new approaches, and learn from one another.
Explore the Knowledge HubField notes & fresh perspectives
Explore the BlogStories worth sharing.
Initiative updates
Something new is taking root in Kampong Thom
Introducing the questions behind Roots & Canopy, our upcoming agroforestry pilot.
Our journey
A farming journey begins with people
Looking back at the early learning model behind Awakening Young Farmer.
Ideas & learning
Knowledge should travel both ways
Why we are connecting research, farmer experience, and Cambodian realities.
The Dassatek podcastNew voices.
New voices.
Grounded conversations.
Khmer-language conversations about young people, farming, and the paths we choose.
Watch the conversations
Our story, shared further.
There’s room to grow togetherBring your curiosity.
Get InvolvedBring your curiosity.
Let’s make it useful.
Connect with us about partnerships, research, learning, or an idea worth exploring.