The Northern Tonle Sap Basin in central-west Cambodia is home to one of the region's most important agricultural systems, where farmers produce mainly cashew, mango, rice, and vegetables. The area is also severely threatened by climate change disruption as temperatures have increased steadily by 0.8C° since 1950. At the same time, rainfall is becoming less frequent and the rainy seasons, more turbulent resulting region is facing a dual threat of flooding and drought putting a total of 1.45 million people at risk either directly or indirectly.

The PEARL project aims to enhance the climate change resilience of smallholder farmers and local communities by increasing their access to growing premium market segments while using their improved market access to incentivize their transition to climate-resilient practices, mainly through effective public-social-private partnerships. The project offers a holistic, three-fold response to enhance adaptation and reduce climate-related risks, with investments aimed at:

• Enhancing farmer capacities to manage climate change impacts and related risks;
• Increasing smallholder farmer, especially vulnerable women farmers, and other local value-chain actor capacities to adapt to a changing climate, particularly through market incentives that promote climate-resilient, higher-value, diversified, and sustainable production and processing; and
• Strengthening regulatory and institutional frameworks and capacities for climate-resilient agricultural certification, cross-sectoral coordination for increased public-social-private partnerships and smallholder financing, and climate-informed investment support.

Overall, the PEARL project seeks to help smallholder farmers and other local value-chain actors access and leverage market opportunities and instruments that will reduce their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change while improving agricultural production and livelihoods. Special focus is dedicated to the proactive involvement and ownership of vulnerable groups across the project interventions. In particular PEARL will improve the adaptive capacity of women, youth and Indigenous Peoples thorough capacity development and dissemination of climate-resilient practices and technologies.

PEARL targets 450 000 individuals located in the four provinces of Oddar Meanchey, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, and Siem Reap, 124 farmer organizations. Rice, vegetables, mango and cashews are the targeted value chains. The project is being implemented under the leadership of the Royal Government of Cambodia, co-executed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment. It will also have participation of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank. 

Donor: Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Funding: USD 42 820 231 of which USD 36 231 981 grant is provided by the GCF

Objective: To enhance capacity to mobilize resources for resilient and low emission agrifood systems using the Paris Agreement Article 6 instruments. This is a regional project being implemented in four countries, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. In meeting its objective, the aim is to address:

1. the lack of awareness amongst target countries regarding the opportunities under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement Article 6 instruments and related processes including the UNFCCC long-term strategy process to support investment in Nationally Determined Contribution priorities for agrifood systems
2. the lack of capacity to use credible assessment tools and approaches to design initiatives to scale-up investment in near and long-term priorities for resilient and low emission agrifood systems that can be supported by the Article 6 instruments and related processes.

Budget: USD 500 000

Implementation period: October 2023–September 2025

Objective: This project is aimed at promoting inclusive growth and job creation by strengthening the capacity of producers, government institutions and private enterprises to effectively link to domestic and international markets through the development of national GI products value chains. The Geographical Indication (GI) is an effective means to add value to agricultural products for international exports and capitalize on the local identity and traditional knowledge in Cambodia. They can also make a positive contribution to sustainable agricultural practices, the preservation of biodiversity, and the development of agrifood tourism, agricultural product exports and poverty reduction.

Budget: USD 100 000

Implementation period: 01 January 2024–31 December 2025

Objectives: The overall objective of this project is to reduce their climate vulnerability and increase community resilience to climate change through an ecosystem-based, market-driven approach. The project works in five target provinces around the Tonle Sap Lake i.e. Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap, and Kampong Thom. This is a major rice-growing region with abundant rainfall but limited access to irrigation and most vulnerable communities having little adaptability to climate change. It has four project components as follows: 

I. Improving the enabling environment for climate change adaptation in the rice and related priority sectors through integrated policies and planning.

II. Supporting resilient production systems in rice-based communities for improved livelihoods.

III. Scaling up adaptation technologies and practices in selected value chains through partnerships, markets, and investments.

IV. Building effective knowledge management, innovations, and monitoring & evaluation systems

It is expected to impact 37 000 rice-based households (170 200 people) directly with increased resilience/adaptive capacity. It is being implemented by partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries-General Directorate of Agriculture; Ministry of Environment-General Directorate of Local Community; FAO, With technical and operational support from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GiZ), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and the Wildlife Conservation Society. 

Donor: Global Environmental Facility

Grant: USD 8 932 420

Implementing period: 2022–2027

Objectives: This main objective of this project is to enhance the capacity of countries in Southeast Asia to develop national climate finance investment programmes and projects linked to adaptation and mitigation priorities for the agriculture sectors and exchange knowledge and learning to promote innovative mechanisms for public and private sector climate finance at national and regional levels. It directly benefits   regional, national, and local level policymakers and other actors across the agriculture sector in participating countries in Southeast Asia which include Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines Regional Asia & Pacific, Thailand and Viet Nam. Specifically, the project seeks to: 

1. Develop agriculture investment programmes to strengthen GCF Country Programmes and leverage national, regional and global climate finance to support implementation of national, sector-specific climate change policy frameworks; 

2. Support the development of quality GCF concept notes and proposals by building capacities of agriculture sector stakeholders and especially LDCs; and   

3. Enhance opportunities for knowledge capture, learning and dissemination on climate-friendly agriculture through partnership networks.   

Donor: Green Climate Fund

Grant: USD 2 357 379 (total budget covering all targeted countries)

Implementing period: 29 August 2022–28 August 2025

Objectives: The objective of this project is to enhance policy development and investment planning in agriculture and production forest sectors.

Budget: USD 403 000

Implementing period: 01 August 2023–31 July 2025

Objectives: The project aims to ensure that agriculture-based livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable are safeguarded ahead of shocks and humanitarian needs are reduced by systematically linking risk analysis to anticipatory action in high-risk countries.

This is a global project which is being implemented in 23 countries including Cambodia. Eventually, this project will safeguard the agricultural livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable households in priority countries, as it will contribute to the triggering and timely implementation of anticipatory actions when and where needed.

Budget: USD 3 188 098 (total for all target countries)

Implementation period: 01 January 2024 - 31 December 2024

Donor: Government of Germany

Objectives: The purpose of the project Strengthen Capacity to Control ASF and Other High Impact Transboundary Animal Diseases is to mitigate the potential risk of introduction and spread as well as the impacts of ASF and other high impact transboundary animal diseases in Asia.  It is a regional (Asia and Pacific) project, which is being implemented in Cambodia, the Philippines and Thailand. The project is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development and implemented by the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.  The project has three outputs namely, to have:

•Capacities to implement existing strategies and policies are strengthened at national level.

•National ASF diagnostic capacities are strengthened, including sample bank and support for countries' participation in the regional laboratory capacity development programme.

•National capacity on ASF control and rehabilitation is strengthened through improved reporting, response, and emergency coordination.

Grant: USD153 630 (for Cambodia)

Donor: Republic of Korea

Implementation period: November 2020–December 2024

Objectives: The project seeks to reduce the transmission risks of emerging zoonotic diseases through an inclusive multisectoral One Health approach. It will promote access to a biosecure to evidence-based decision making, particularly risk assessment and risk interventions at the animal-human interface in and around the wet markets, extend available tools extended to collect information on risk factors triggering disease events, use diagnostic tools to monitor circulation of zoonotic agents and promote better business platforms focusing on capacity and governance frameworks to foster investments and local marketing structures and urban-rural linkages. It aims to achieve safe marketing of poultry and poultry products are enhanced, contributing to improving food safety, public health and livelihood of people of concern along the poultry value chain. 

Implementation period: 01 October 2023–30 April 2025

Budget: USD 95 000

The purpose of the African Swine Fever (ASF) risk mitigation and recovery for smallholder pig farmers project is to develop an approach to support smallholder pig farmer and community engagement in ASF control and rehabilitation. The project aims to:

• Expand piloting of a community approach to reducing ASF risk,  to assess its effectiveness under various local conditions
• Shift focus from prevention to rehabilitation when piloting this community approach
• Include a gender component in interventions that mitigate the risk of ASF
• Set recommendation for farmers incorporating scenario-based key elements, for possible scaling up.

It is being implemented by the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The project targets ten provinces i.e. Battambong, Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, Oddor Meanchey, Prey Veng, Kampong Speu, Pursat, Koh Kong, Kampot and Mondulkiri province. It is expected to improve food security and livelihoods for the people of Cambodia through better control of the spread of ASF.

Donor: USAID

Budget: USD 1 600 000 (Regional); USD 159 419.30 (Cambodia)

Implementation period: September 2022–August2024

The extensive and sometimes indiscriminate use of antimicrobials has led to a significant global concern - antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a situation where these drugs stop working or are less effective.

Managing AMR poses a significant challenge for the world. One way antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can spread to humans is through food, known as foodborne AMR. International Codex Alimentarius standards, guidelines, codes of practice (Codex texts) have been developed to assist countries in controlling foodborne AMR, and the “Action to support implementation of Codex (AMR) Texts (ACT)” project is supporting these efforts in Cambodia. It aims to strength national capacity to manage the development and transmission of foodborne AMR through the adoption and implementation of Codex standards on foodborne AMR.  It is part of the One Health approach to combating AMR.

Donor: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea

Implement period: 2023 to 2025

Objective: This project aims at strengthening animal health systems to reduce the risks and impacts of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and bio-threats through an inclusive One Health approach.

Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Grant: USD 2 200 000

Implementing period: 2020–2024

Objectives: This project is intended to further support targeted countries, including Cambodia on the development and implementation of multi-sectoral National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), with a focus on regulatory platforms, legislation, and capacity to collect data on antimicrobial use (AMU), AMR, and antimicrobial residues and improving practices to minimize the need for and use of antimicrobial resistance along the food chain. The focused areas of work include 1) Improving awareness on AMR and related threats in the food and agriculture sector; 2) developing capacity for surveillance and monitoring of AMR and antimicrobial use in food and agriculture; 3) Strengthening governance related to antimicrobial usage and AMR in food and agriculture; and 4) Promoting good practices in food and agricultural systems including the prudent use of antimicrobials.  

Donor: Fleming Fund of the UK Health Department

Grant: USD 7 867 494 (total budget covering all targeted countries)

Implementing period: 2022– 2025

Objectives: The overall aim of the project is to contribute to reducing the risks and impact of biological threats through strengthened national animal health systems in Southeast Asia, through improved epidemiological capability, strengthened laboratory networks, and enhanced strategic surveillance and early warning systems across animal health systems. It is being implemented in six countries across Asia and the Pacific region: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Budget: USD 10 203 601 (Total for target countries)

Donor: USAID

Implementation period: 31 January 2024–19 July 2027

Objectives: The objective of this project is to strengthen animal health systems in Asia to reduce the risks and impacts of zoonoses, emerging disease threats, AMR and biothreats through a One Health and inclusive approach, supporting the animal sector's contribution to Global Health Security. The project’s intended outcomes include to:

1.  strengthen regional and national One Health and multisectoral coordination mechanisms;
2. improve the multidisciplinary workforce and institutional capacity to address animal and public health threats, including AMR-related issues;
3. enhance animal health capabilities for preparedness and response to public health threats, including AMR-related issues; and
4. promote, support and advocate for evidence-based policies that support the adoption of veterinary public health and biosecurity practices along the livestock value chain.

The project is focusing on the Asia-Pacific region and specific countries affected by, or at high risk from, transboundary animal diseases, emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses, and antimicrobial resistance. Aside from Cambodia, countries include Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.

Implementation period: 1 October 2022-30 September 2027

Budget: 3 890 000 (Total for target countries), Donor: USAID

Donor: USAID

Objectives: The project aims to help coastal fishing communities and protected areas in the Cambodia’s main four coastal provinces – Kampot, Kep, Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk to improve their livelihoods by increasing their adaptive capacity to climate change, while improving the marine ecosystem and biodiversity.  The project works towards the achievement of four interlinked components to contribute to the project objective:

• Component 1: Strengthening policy coordination and capacity development for an adaptive enabling environment
• Component 2: Sustainable Ecosystem Management for coastal resilience
• Component 3: Fishing Community Adaptation Capacity strengthened
• Component 4: Knowledge Management

Grant: USD 4 350 000

Donor: the GEF Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF)

Implementing period: January 2021–December 2025

Objectives:

Cambodia has one of the largest freshwater fisheries in the world. With an annual production estimated at 500 000 tons and 120 000 tons respectively for inland and marine fisheries in 2015, the sector is estimated to contribute between 6 and 9 percent of Cambodia’s GDP. The fisheries sector makes a large contribution to the food security and livelihoods of Cambodian people and accounts for 76 percent of households’ animal protein intake and the second most consumed food after rice. Average fish consumption is 52.4 kg per person per year and one of the highest in the world. Fish is the most available and cheapest form of animal protein in the country that no other domestic source of food can replace. As a sector with a low entry barrier, fishing is also an important safety net for vulnerable households.

However, the sustainability of Cambodian fisheries - based on one of the world’s most diverse population of fish species - is severely challenged by a series of internal, external and global threats: illegal fishing, uncontrolled and excessive fishing capacity, poor valorization of the resource, hydropower development, habitat destruction, agriculture intensification and climate change.

The Cambodia Programme for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Fisheries Sector (CAPFISH) was established by the European Union (EU) in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (FiA/MAFF) to respond to these issues. CAPFISH offers a two-pronged response to these issues. The first action focuses on aquaculture and the second on capture fisheries. Together they cover 4 pillars: 1. Capture fisheries and management, 2. Inland and marine aquaculture 3. Fisheries value chain, 4. Regulatory and Services, + Socio-economic development of Tonle Sap/coastal fishing communities.

The CAPFISH-Capture comes in support of the Royal Government of Cambodia and in the achievement of its long-term vision of social and economic development, food security and poverty reduction as initiated with the Deep Fisheries Reforms and laid down in the National Strategic Development Plan. It supports the implementation of the Strategic Planning Framework of Fisheries (SPF) and directly address two of its four Pillars:  Pillar 1 capture fisheries and management and Pillar 4 regulatory and services.

The overall objective of the CAPFISH-Capture component is to achieve a more sustainable, climate-resilient and inclusive development of Cambodia freshwater and marine fisheries.  In strengthening capacities for fisheries management at the community, district/provincial, and national levels, the objective of the Capture Fisheries component (CAPFISH-Capture Fisheries) of the CAPFISH programme, is for Cambodia to have sustainable capture fisheries, contributing to food security and poverty reduction.

The intervention provides support to marine and inland fisheries management, conservation, control and surveillance, in the form of capacity development to central and subnational administrations as well as concerned communities (committees responsible for the management of community fish refuges and community fisheries) and their networks, ensuring access to members of ethnic minorities particularly women and children.

FAO is currently providing technical support to CAPFISH-Capture in collaboration with line ministries and relevant institutions at national and sub-national levels particularly Fisheries Administration cantonments to improve fisheries conservation, management and compliance with fisheries laws and regulations including National Plan of Action to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Marines Fishing (NPOA-IUU) in the inland and marine domain as well as improving resilience of the fishing communities of the Tonle Sap and coastal areas. Also, to identify the role, challenges, and contributions of women and men to sustainable fisheries management and to develop good gender and child labour practices for fisheries.

Main activities include:

The project undertakes its activities under four components, regrouping nine outputs:

Component 1: Fisheries conservation, management and compliance

Output 1: Improved compliance with fishing regulations and protected fisheries

Output 2: Improved ecosystem restoration, protection and conservation


Output 3: Strengthened fisheries management frameworks

Component 2: Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve (component implemented by UNESCO under UN to UN Agreement)

Output 4: Improved management of the ecosystem of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve (High-Level Coordination Framework)

Component 3: Support to fishing communities

Output 5: Improved functioning of community fishery mechanisms 

Component 4: Improved knowledge for fisheries management

Output 6: Creation of an integrated fisheries information management system 

Output 7: More effective and relevant research for fisheries management

Component 5: General fisheries institutional capacity enhancement

Output 8: Enhanced general institutional capacity (Human Resources development)

Component 6: Project management

Output 9: Effective project management

Donor: European Union and FAO TCP

Grant: amount: 20 054 944 USD
(EU contribution: USD 18 961 800 and FAO co-funding:  USD 1 093 144) 

Implementation period: August 2019-June 2024

Objectives: The objective of this project is to enhance fisheries co-management practices by empowering the members of community fisheries, aiming to promote the conservation of aquatic resources.

Fish in Cambodia plays an essential role contributing to food, nutrition, and income security. Aquatic foods are part of the daily diet in Cambodia. The fisheries sector provides direct employment to around 650 000 Cambodians, and about 2 million people benefit from related activities such as fish marketing, netting, production of fishing gears, and fish processing.

Fisheries co-management is of paramount importance to foster sustainable fisheries and enhance livelihoods within the community. By engaging all relevant stakeholders, including government authorities, fishing communities, and other interested actors, co-management ensures that decisions concerning fisheries resources are collectively made, prioritizing sustainability.

In Cambodia, the project will specifically focus on the Kratie and Stung Treng provinces on the Upper Mekong River: these provinces are rich in deep pools, fish habitats that are refuges for migratory fish in the dry season and are essential for replenishing fish populations in the Mekong River. It is expected to improve sustainable fisheries and fishing communities' livelihood by introducing fisheries co-management systems and diverse livelihoods.

Budget: USD 3 992 870 total global budget. 

Donor: Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea

Implementation period:  August 2022–June 2025.

Objectives: The Community Action for Sustainable Forests (CASFor) is a project that aims to promote the sustainable management of local forest resources while building resilience and improving livelihoods and ecosystem services to local communities. At the same it aims to contribute to national commitments and global action on climate change and biodiversity. It is designed to address unsustainable landscape management and forest loss, which negatively impact ecosystem services, including access to water and natural disaster prevention, climate change, biodiversity, and food security. The goal of the project is to have community forest user groups strengthened and their livelihoods improved while actively contributing to climate action and biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of forest resources. The project is being implemented in four provinces namely, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihea, Kratie and Stoeung Treng. It is being implemented by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society and RECOFTC.

Budget: USD 8 600 000 (50 percent contributed by Swiss Development Cooperation).

Implementation period: October 2023 to December 2027

Objective: The objective is for participating countries to have their NDC and/or NAPs translated into actionable and transformative climate solutions in land use and agriculture with multi-stakeholder engagement. It is being implemented in 12 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America i.e. Argentina, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Nepal, Senegal, Thailand, and Uganda. In Cambodia, the review of actions on climate change has identified two systems that can enhance the country's ability to adapt and reduce GHG emissions. These are sustainable forest management and livestock management.

SCALA works towards enhancing sustainability in the livestock and forestry sectors by:

• Promoting improved animal waste management; biodigester plants with private sector engagement for a self-sustained market.
• Promoting adoption of low emission practices including fodder production and nutrition management within livestock sectors.
• Strengthening sustainable forest management by building capacity of local people to promote carbon sequestration.
• Developing business models of sustainable supply chain of commodities driving deforestation.

Implementing partners: FAO and the United Nations Development Programme

Grant: USD 21 784 356 (Total for targeted countries)

Implementation period: November 2020–December 2025

Objectives: With funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Local Regional Aid Procurement (LRP), the World Food Programme (WFP) Cambodia is collaborating with FAO and other partners to implement this project together, which aims to support the implementation and sustainability of its successful Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) model. This four-year project is designed to strengthen local agricultural value chains, boost school attendance, promote school nutrition and enhance the capacity of the Royal Government of Cambodia to achieve the goals set out in its Second National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition 2019-2023.

The LRP programme includes cash transfers to schools for the procurement of nutritious foods for the preparation of daily breakfasts for some 45 000 pre- and primary school students over four years. Training, learning and mentoring approaches will build demand side capacities of some 163 schools and their commune councils to undertake procurement, contracting and supply management. FAO centers its focus on the supply side of the HGSF programme to engages local producers (approximately 600 in total), mostly smallholder farmers, and suppliers (80) to enhance their ability to participate in competitive bidding, improve administrative and financial management, and assure the quantity and quality of their produce. Continued research and development will ensure robust value chains in which all stakeholders are equipped to maximize HGSF opportunities, while building systems and institutional capacities for long-term national ownership.

Meanwhile, FAO works with local government to improve the technical and management capacities of SHF and suppliers in terms of good agricultural practices, climate-smart agriculture, organic production and a Participatory Guarantee Scheme and supply contracts with schools.  These improved practices are intended to ensure that the school feeding value chains provide for timely delivery of adequate, fresh, safe and nutritious food supplies for school kitchens. Participating farmers and suppliers will be assisted with loss reduction and profitability, including through expansion of the chains to tap new opportunities. In addition, FAO supports the development of guidelines for school feeding value chains suitable for national application. The programme is being implemented in three provinces namely Kampong Chhnang (Kampong Leaeng and Sameakki Meanchey districts); Kampong Thom (Baray and Prasat Ballangk districts), and Siem Reap (Srei Snam, Svay Leu and Soutr Nikom districts).

Grant: USD 443 890

Donor: USDA LRP

Implementation period: 2019–2023

Objectives: The project has two key objectives: 1) improve children's and adolescents' diets, through the regular consumption of school food that is better aligned with their food and nutrition needs and situations, and through the adoption of health-promoting food practices; 2) Enhance legal recognition and civil awareness of adequate school meals/food as legal requirements to children's right to food. The project will be implemented in Cambodia and Ghana.

In Cambodia, FAO is implementing this project in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development and World Food Programme.

Grant: USD 434 389 (for Cambodia)

Donor: Germany

Implementation period: September 2020 – August 2023

Objective: To provide technical support to the development of stronger policy guidelines, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and advocacy for sustainable food systems in Cambodia. It is supporting the Royal Government of Cambodia with food systems transformations in line with general guidelines of the Roadmap for Food systems for Sustainable Development 2030 resulting from the UN Food Systems Dialogues of 2021, focusing on areas identified as gamechangers.

The project focuses on food systems for sustainable development, working with all stakeholder groups, including at sub-national level, private sector and consumers, using multisectoral and multistakeholder platforms to support dialogue, design, coordination and reporting. The expected outcome is stronger policy guidelines, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and advocacy for sustainable food systems.

Budget: USD 302 000

Implementation period: March-2023–September 2024

The 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap is a multiagency partnership that seeks to transform data systems in 50 countries by 2030. The scarcity of high-quality, relevant agricultural data makes it challenging for policymakers to form sound decisions that drive economic growth and reduce poverty. The 50x2030 Initiative focuses on improving country data by developing a fit-for-purpose, integrated, and financially sustainable agricultural and rural survey program that fosters a culture of data use for decision-making to support agricultural sustainability and rural development, address food crises, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Cambodia was one of the first countries to join the initiative and the first to reach five years of annual data collection (2019 to 2023). The survey works in tandem with the Agriculture Census to provide intercensal data accurate to the provincial level.

• Produce better and comparable statistical data on agriculture
• Strengthen national capacity, ownership and financial autonomy

Donor: Multi-Partner Trust Fund

Grant: USD 700 000

Implementing period: 2021 – 2026

This technical cooperation programme will strengthen national capacities in adopting new guidelines and practices in agricultural statistics processes and ensure internationally comparable agriculture statistics. It will enhance ownership and autonomy of the national agricultural statistical system and strengthen statistical governance by ensuring strong engagement between agriculture data producers and data users in the national and sub-national governments. It will provide agricultural stakeholders with the means to make informed, inclusive and gender-responsive policy decisions and investments based on accurate statistical data.

Grant: USD 288 000

Implementing period: May 2023–April 2025