Agriculture remains a crucial sector for the Cambodian economy. The sector alone, including processing, transportation, and trade of agriculture products, accounts for 33.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP). The agriculture sector GDP grew by 4.5% per annum during 2008-2012, mainly driven by the cultivated land expansion and high prices of agricultural products. The sector growth, however, slowed down during 2013-2016 (0.9% per annum) because of the loss of those drivers, and extreme weather events. Agricultural products are Cambodia's second largest export products, after the textile and garment, constituting $533 million (5.2% of total export) in 2016; nonetheless, those agriculture exports are largely in raw form and their value addition occurs in other countries. To capture this forgone economic opportunity and diversify the economy, it is important to strengthen the value chains of agricultural products.
| Project Name | Competitive Agribusiness Development Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 50264-002 | ||||||||
| Country | Cambodia |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development - Agro-industry, marketing, and trade - Rural market infrastructure Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | |||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Agriculture remains a crucial sector for the Cambodian economy. The sector alone, including processing, transportation, and trade of agriculture products, accounts for 33.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP). The agriculture sector GDP grew by 4.5% per annum during 2008-2012, mainly driven by the cultivated land expansion and high prices of agricultural products. The sector growth, however, slowed down during 2013-2016 (0.9% per annum) because of the loss of those drivers, and extreme weather events. Agricultural products are Cambodia's second largest export products, after the textile and garment, constituting $533 million (5.2% of total export) in 2016; nonetheless, those agriculture exports are largely in raw form and their value addition occurs in other countries. To capture this forgone economic opportunity and diversify the economy, it is important to strengthen the value chains of agricultural products. | ||||||||
| Impact | Value addition in agriculture sector enhanced. | ||||||||
| Outcome | Value addition to selected agricultural products in the project area increased | ||||||||
| Outputs | Post-harvest and logistic facilities strengthened Agricultural production and service infrastructure improved Rural connectivity improved Business partnership among value chain stakeholders enhanced |
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| Geographical Location | Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Otar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Tboung Khmum | ||||||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Alvin Lopez |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries # 40 Norodom Blvd. Phnom Penh Cambodia |
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| Concept Clearance | 29 Jun 2018 |
| Fact Finding | 11 May 2020 to 15 May 2020 |
| MRM | 03 Jul 2020 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Sep 2019 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Agricultural Value Chain Infrastructure Improvement Project: Project Data Sheet (Khmer Translation) | Translated PDS | Jul 2018 |
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