Director General, General Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Director General, General Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. H/P: (855) 12 818216 Email: heanvanhan@gmail.com

• I. Kingdom of Cambodia
• II. Significance of Cambodian Agriculture
• III. Government’s Rectangular Strategy
• IV. Share of Agriculture in DGP

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• IV. Share of Agriculture in DGP
• V. Cashew Production
• Vi. Cashew Export
• VII. Challenges
• Viii. Future strengthening

 25 Provinces, including the

Capital

 Capital: Phnom Penh  Language: Khmer  Area: 181,035 km2  Population ≈ 15 millions

(70th most populous in the

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(70th most populous in the world)

 Ethnic groups: 86% Khmer,

Vietnamese, Chinese, Cham, hill tribes...

 GDP: 1269 USD in 2016  Currency: Riel  Official religion: Buddhism

(95% practiced)

• Backbone of country’s economy
• Around 42% lives in rural areas and relys on agriculture
• Agriculture plays most important role in:
• Promoting economic growth
• Providing 70% job opportunities

Poverty reduction

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• Poverty reduction
• Stabilization social livelihoods - Food security

National priority:

• Food security
• Productivity
• Diversification
• Commercialization ...

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• 1. Improved agricultural productivity,

diversification and commercialization

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diversification and commercialization

• 2. Promotion of livestock farming and

aquaculture

• 3. Land reform and clearance of mines
• 4. Sustainable management of natural

resources

Overall Policy Goal:

«Enhanced agricutural productivity, diversification and

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productivity, diversification and commercicalisation, thereby contributing to reduced poverty and accelerated economic growth while, at the sam time, ensuring environmental protection and sustainable natural resources management».

Long-Term Vision:

Adequate & safe food availability for all people, reduce poverty, increase GDP per capita and sustainable natural resource management & conservation…

Mission:

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Mission:

To contribute to accelerating Cambodian economy through provision of quality services ensuring adequate supply of safe food, and increased agricultural productivity and value-added on the basis of sustainability and efficiency.

• 1. Share (%) of Agriculture in GDP: 2012-2016

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• 2. Share of Sub-Agriculture Sector

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• 3. Gross Value Added for Agriculture

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• 4. Agricultural Growth

Agricultural Growth

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2016-2017

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2014-2017

• 1. Limited Investment in agriculture sector,

including cashew field.

• 2. Low Capacity on Research and Development

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• 3. low Productivity in cashew production
• 4. Limited Capacity of Cashew

Cooperatives/associations

Strengthen Collaboration and access to market among the regions and the world for cashew field Improve soft and hard infrastructure in research and development in cashew field Improve capacity of cashew

• Viii. Future strengthening

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Improve capacity of cashew cooperatives/associations Promote extension services and inputs Access to finance for small holders/SMEs Promote Agriculture contract farming.

Thank Thank You Very Much ! You Very Much !