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Cambodia’s regular exposure to natural disasters severely hinders agricultural production. Rice especially remains low compared to other South East Asian countries, with floods and droughts causing almost every year significant losses. This threatens food security, reduces livelihood security, and worsens the nutrition of thousands of smallholder families. Under heavy stress, the food system is expected to be further impacted by the effects of climate change. Policy and planning challenges therefore need to be addressed. FAO will work at the national, provincial and local level to support the creation of proactive Disaster Risk Reduction mechanisms in the country.
The goal of this project is to assist the key government agencies working on reducing rural poverty by improving their ability to analyse the implications of various policy instruments and to identify pro-poor policy measures.
The deforestation and forest degradation that have been recorded in recent years are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). To slow and possibly reverse this trend, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) joined the initiative under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+).
FAO’s first project addressing the urban poor food security and nutrition situation in Cambodia. The project aims to improve household food security through increased agriculture productivity, household incomes, and awareness about health and nutrition.
FAO aims to strengthen the earlier stages of the value chain and help Cambodia ease its reliance on imports, with specific emphasis on developing sustainable silkworm rearing techniques and producing high-yield cocoons and high-quality silk yarn.