This document discusses Cambodia's policy for food security, sustainable agriculture, and rice development in the context of water management and climate change. It outlines several key challenges including increased competition for land and water, climate change impacts, and global competition. The policy goals are to increase agricultural growth to 5% annually through enhancing productivity, diversification, and commercialization. The agricultural strategic development plan 2014-2018 and climate change strategic plan 2014-2023 are focused on achieving food security, nutrition security, and a competitive and sustainable agriculture sector. The policy promotes public-private partnerships across agricultural value chains to boost investment and processing zones.

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POLICY FOR FOOD SECURITY AND
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE/RICE
DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT OF WATER
MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN
MEKONG REGOIN
Presentation: Regional Review and Planning SRI-LMB Workshop 2017
Hanoi, Vietnam, April 24-25, 2017
By: Dr. Mak Soeun, Deputy Director General of GDA
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia

2. Challenges for Food Security and
Agricultural Development
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Food
Security and
Agri.
Development
Increased
competition of
land and water
use by other
sectors
Use of land,
water and
biodiversity
Global and
regional
competition
Climate
Change

3. Agriculture/Rice Development in Cambodia
context
Agriculture/Rice
Development
Agricultural strategic
Development Plan
2014-2018
Cambodia Climate
Change Strategic Plan
2014-2023
Food Security and
Nutrition Strategic Plan
(2014-2018)
Cambodia Industry
Development Policy
2015-2015
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Rice Production and
Export policy

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• a competitive, inclusive, resilience and
sustainable food, agriculture sector
integrated with global economy, based
on market and production base
contributing food and nutrition security
and prosperity in national, regional and
global communities.
Agriculture
vision
• Enhance quantity, quality and safety of production with sustainable,
‘green’ technologies, resource management systems, and minimise
pre- and post-harvest losses and waste;
• Enhance trade facilitation, economic integration and market access;
• Ensure food security, food safety, better nutrition and equitable
distribution.
• Increase resilience to climate change, natural disasters and other
shocks;
• Assist resource and quality of extension services to small producers
and SMEs to improve productivity, technology and product quality, to
meet global market standards and increase competitiveness.
• Promote Sustainable land, forestry and Fisheries and biodiversity
management.
• On-farm irrigation management and Irrigation scheme water
management:
Agri-
Policy
and
Strategy

5. Overall Policy Goal
“Increase agricultural growth around 5% per annum through enhancement of the agricultural
productivity, diversification and commercialization and livestock and aquaculture farming, by
taking into account sustainable forestry and fisheries resource management”
National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP), 2014-2018
Agricultural Sector Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018
Rectangular Strategy III of RGC
(Growth, Employment, Equity & Effectiveness)
Four key elements: (1) annual economic growth of 7% (2) creating more jobs (3) achieving more than 1%
reduction in the poverty rate annually (4) improving institutional capacity and governance
1-Agricultural Development Policy- Cambodia context
Agricultural Strategic Development Plan (ASDP)

6. ProgrammesProgrammes
Programme 1:
Enhancement of
Agricultural
Productivity,
Diversification
and
Commercialization
Programme 1:
Enhancement of
Agricultural
Productivity,
Diversification
and
Commercialization
Programme 2:
Promote Animal
Health and
Production
Programme 2:
Promote Animal
Health and
Production
Programme 3:
Sustainable
Fisheries
Resources
Management
Programme 3:
Sustainable
Fisheries
Resources
Management
Programme 4:
Sustainable
Forestry &
Wildlife
Resource
Management
Programme 4:
Sustainable
Forestry &
Wildlife
Resource
Management
Programme 5:
Strengthening
Institutional
Capacity,
Enhancing
Efficiency of
Supporting
Services and
Human Resource
Development
Programme 5:
Strengthening
Institutional
Capacity,
Enhancing
Efficiency of
Supporting
Services and
Human Resource
Development
Sub-Programmes/Projects/Activities for Achieving Policy Goal
Increase agricultural growth around
5% per annum
Overall Policy
Goal

7. Agriculture/Rice Development in Cambodia
context
Rice
Production
and Export
Policy
Promotion of paddy production
(Productivity, quality and
Safety through technologies,
inputs and irrigation)
Rice export facilitation
systems (Logistics,
transport and SPS)
Rice Marketing
(Market/Price
information, exhibition...)
Paddy collection and
processing (PPP)
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SRI Practices, GAP,
Organics, IPM, other
Climate Smart
Agriculture

8. Agriculture/Rice Development in Cambodia
context
Cambodia
Industry
Development
Policy
Investment promotion
Improvement of
Regulatory
Environment
Coordination of
Supporting
Policies
Expansion and
Modernization
of SME
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9. Linking in Agricultural Value Chains:
“Public Private Partnership”
PRODUCER
Agricultural
Cooperative/
Farmers’
Groups
•Exporters … etc.
PRIVATE
•SME/
Manufacturers
•Trader
Associations
•Exporters … etc.• Contract Farming
• Technology – R&D,
Extension, Input …
• Capital
• Regulatory Framework-
SPS, GAP … etc.
• Infrastructure etc.
Agricultural
Processing
Zone/Parks
• Domestic
Consumpt
ion
• Export
GOVERNMENT
More investment by private sector to establish as much as possible for
these Agricultural Processing Parks
Agriculture Concept: Contribution to IDP Implementation

10. Thank you for your attentions
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