FAO Representation

FAO in Cambodia

Cambodia has been a member of FAO since 1950. FAO started its operations in Cambodia during 1979/1980 under the Office for Special Relief Operations which provided emergency assistance such as rice seeds and other agricultural inputs. During 1992, most of agricultural inputs were fertilizers. On 21 December 1994, the Royal Government of Cambodia and FAO signed an agreement to establish a full FAO Representation in Cambodia.

FAO Representation in Cambodia is honored with the opportunity to work closely with the relevant authorities of the Royal Government of Cambodia, with a view to contributing to their efforts to achieve the targets of the World Food Summit (WFS) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly the target of “reducing the hunger population by half by year 2015”, by improving food security at all levels (national, community and household) and by providing assistance for dynamic but sustainable development in agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fisheries.

The key elements of FAO assistance in Cambodia in this respect are summarized below. 

• Support to food security through the development of supporting food security information systems, direct interventions at the village level and the initiative of soaring food prices programmes.
• Support to increasing agricultural productivity through extension methodology (farmers’ field schools) and integrated pest management technology consistent with the interventions in food security.
• Provision of management services in the areas of community based natural resources management focusing on forestry and fisheries.
• Provision of overall coordination and management of interventions in the livestock sector to create preparedness for HPAI as well as the management of a smallholder livestock production projects.

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