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Support to Agriculture Sector Strategic Review and Development towards 2030 and 2050 - TCP/CMB/3801

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Agriculture is one of Cambodia's main economic drivers and a source of employment for about 42 percent of the population. However, agricultural growth has slowed in recent years due to several factors, including limited land expansion, slower productivity growth, limited diversification, price volatility, low investment in agroprocessing and the impact of natural disasters. Significant opportunities exist in Cambodia to expand and increase production of a variety of commodities that have been identified as having the potential to generate greater profits. In this context of rapid developments in the sector, there is a need for more quality strategic information and analysis in agriculture. Meanwhile, Cambodia is increasingly challenged to balance growing and competing demands for natural resources, including land and water, across sectors (urbanization, industry and agriculture). In this sense, understanding the current state of water and land use in the country is a key step to inform sound policy development, programming, financing and sustainable development and management of land and water resources.

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