First lab managers’ meeting of the South-East Asia Laboratory NETwork (SEALNET 2.0) - Quality improvement in Asian soil laboratories: towards standardization and harmonization of soil analyses and their interpretation, Bogor, Indonesia, 20 - 24 November 2017.

1. National Analysis Laboratory(NAL)
KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh City
Ministry of Agriculture forestry and
Fisheries(MAFF), General
Directorate of Agriculture(GDA)

2. 1. Laboratory staff
Number of staff: 33persons
(18women, 15men)
Experience in lab testing:
> 5 years
< 5 years
14 persons
22 persons
Experience in lab management:
> 5 years
< 5 years
0 persons
4 persons

3. 2. Group photo(s) of your staff

4. 3. Laboratories
How many different rooms? 4 rooms
How many m2
of laboratory space?
(approximately)
2 X 600m2
National of Agriculture Laboratory
Pesticide Analytical
Laboratory
Soil, Plant and Fertilizer
Analysis Laboratory
Department of
Administrative

5. 4. Photos of your laboratories

6. 5. Photos of your equipment
Spectrophotometer
Hot Plate
Kjeldahl digester

7. 5. Photos of your equipment

8. 5. Photos of your equipment

9. 5. Photos of your equipment

10. 6. Proficiency testing
Has your lab joined a proficiency testing (PT) program?
NO
If ‘yes’, which PT program?

11. 7. Accreditation
Does your lab have any accreditation or certification?
[Accreditation (or certification) is the process in which certification of
competency is provided by an authority, like the government for example.
A certificate of competency shows that the holder is authorized to perform
specific analyses in the name of an authority, like the government.]
NO
If ‘yes’, which institution/agency provides the
accreditation/certification?

12. 8. Data interpretation
Do you provide interpretation of soil results to your clients?
Method Units
Rating
Low Moderate High
Exchang Acidity
1N Potassium Chloride,
KCL (m.e /100g)
Carbon Black Method (% C)
Nitrogen Kjeldal Sulfu Method (% N)
Nitrate-N Sacylic Acid +H2SO (ppm or mg/kg?)
T. Phosphorus Nitric Digestion ( ppm or mg/kg)
A. Phosphorus Pray II
( ppm or mg/kg)
Exchangable Bass
1M Ammnium Acetate at
pH7 (m.e/100g Soil)
Exchang Al
1N Potassium Chloride,
KCL (m.e /100g)

13. 9. Interpretation report for your clients

14. 10. Soil analysis in your country
How many routine laboratories exist in your
country?
Our lab analysis Fertilizer, Soil and Pesticide.
Are they ‘mobile’ laboratories?
NO
Are the soil test kits commonly used?
NO

15. 11. Strength/weakness
What do you think your lab is strong at?
1.Management
2.Ability to Analysis
What do you think that could be improved?
1.Capacity building
2.Up date Methods
What do you wish to get improved after our meeting ?
1.Our lab will get ISO
2.FAO help more for Capacity building and Equipments

16. Thank you for your attention…