Priority Areas of Research

The scholarship program will award scholarships to qualified candidates from Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam to enable them to pursue 2-year science-based master’s degrees in fields (areas of research) such as:

  • Land use planning and management for the uplands
  • Sustainable upland agriculture and development
  • Human nutrition for upland household communities
  • Food science and technology
  • Post-harvest technology
  • Environmental science and management
  • Agroforestry/community forestry
  • Crop-livestock production farming systems
  • Watershed management
  • Disaster risk management for the uplands
  • Other related fields

NOTE: Take note that this is not an exhaustive list. You may submit other topics related to upland agriculture and food security.