IFAD Cambodia Country Strategic Opportunities Programme 2013-18

LOOKING FORWARD – THE NEXT COSOP AND BEYOND

COSOP MID-TERM REVIEW WORKSHOP21st APRIL 2016

Cambodia Agriculture Sector 2016• 60% - 70% of Cambodians are farmers• But many of them are farmers who migrate to

work in the city or in other countries• 51% of employment in agriculture sector, but

only 26% of GDP• Larger farms (>3ha) getting larger and more

productive• Smallest farms (<1ha) are getting smaller, and

missing out on productivity increases• Lack of processing facilities• Difficult to produce high value crops for

international markets

Cambodian Agriculture Sector 2030• Cambodia is becoming an upper-middle

income country• Agriculture sector still makes an important

contribution to GDP and exports• Increased productivity of land• Productivity of labour close to industry and

service sectors (i.e. % of employment similar to % of GDP)• Developed countryside: good roads,

schools, electricity, water supplies….

…Where will todays’ farm children be in 2030?

• 1/3 might be successful, market-linked smallholders:• Farm sizes big enough to support a

family at a good income level• Farmers with skills and education to

manage their farms as businesses• Farmers with access to working capital,

credit, insurance, etc.

• 1/3 might work in rural industry or services, but continue with some farming activities to improve and diversify their livelihoods• 1/3 might have moved permanently

to the cities

How will IFAD help achieve Vision 2030?• How will IFAD help the successful farmers escape from poverty and vulnerability?• How will IFAD help wage earners to transition to a secure mixed livelihood strategy?• Should IFAD assist families to transition from rural to urban livelihoods?

• AND:• Is anybody missing from the happy picture? Will there still be chronically poor households who

cannot take advantage of new economic opportunities? What is IFAD’s responsibility to them?

Thank You