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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 01-03 February 2018 in Macao, China 1

I. Kingdom of Cambodia II. Significance of Cambodian Agriculture III. Government’s Rectangular Strategy IV. Share of Agriculture in DGP IV. Share of Agriculture in DGP V. Cashew Production Vi. Cashew Export VII. Challenges Viii. Future strengthening 2

 25 Provinces, including the Capital  Capital: Phnom Penh  Language: Khmer  Area: 181,035 km 2  Population ≈ 15 millions (70 th most populous in the (70 th 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) 3

 Backbone of country’s economy  Around 42% lives in rural areas and relys on agriculture  Agriculture plays most important role in: o Promoting economic growth o Providing 70% job opportunities o Poverty reduction Poverty reduction o Stabilization social livelihoods - Food security National priority:  Food security  Productivity  Diversification  Commercialization ... 4

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1. Improved agricultural productivity, diversification and commercialization diversification and commercialization 2. Promotion of livestock farming and aquaculture 3. Land reform and clearance of mines 4. Sustainable management of natural resources 6

Overall Policy Goal: «Enhanced agricutural productivity, diversification and 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». 2/5/2018 7

Long-Term Vision: Adequate & safe food availability for all people, reduce poverty, increase GDP per capita and sustainable natural resource management & conservation… Mission: 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 . 2/5/2018 8

1. Share (%) of Agriculture in GDP: 2012-2016 9

2. Share of Sub-Agriculture Sector 10

3. Gross Value Added for Agriculture 11

4. 4. Agricultural Growth Agricultural Growth 12

2016-2017 13

2014-2017

1. Limited Investment in agriculture sector, including cashew field. 2. Low Capacity on Research and Development 3. low Productivity in cashew production 4. Limited Capacity of Cashew Cooperatives/associations 15

Viii. Future strengthening 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 Improve capacity of cashew cooperatives/associations Promote extension services and inputs Access to finance for small holders/SMEs Promote Agriculture contract farming. 16

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