Secretariat Level Activities
Working Groups
Our Working Groups
Our working group is expanding across most market’s dominant product. We are constantly emerging new products that benefit the business owner, farmer, and the market for altogether prosperity.
Currently, more than 50% of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in Cambodia are imported from Thailand, Vietnam and China. Due to the stable economic growth in recent years, Cambodia’s rising middle-class is driving demand for safe and locally produced fruit and vegetables.
Cashew production in Cambodia was relatively stable between 2004 and 2013. Since 2014, it has experienced an increase and land cultivation more than doubled between 2016 to 2018 (from 97,613 to 203,807 hectares)
Cambodia has become a significant producer of pepper and ranks as the fifth largest producer globally, based on estimates of the 2018 crop figures with a total cultivated area of 7,471 ha. In 2019, Cambodia produced around 29,880 MT based on average yields, 4MT/ha.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play an important role in Cambodia’s economy, contributing to 70% of the total employment and 58% of the sales value in industry (Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, Department of SMEs). Additionally, 33% of MSMEs are women-owned.
Secretariat Level Activities
#1
Contract Farming
CPSA is partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) — Department of Agro-Industry (DAI) to promote, discuss and share experiences on Contract Farming and its role in modernizing and enhancing Cambodia’s agriculture sector.
#2
Sustainable & Responsible Investment
Investment in the agro-industry can support food and nutrition security, create jobs, tackle poverty, and achieve other important sustainable developments in Cambodia when implemented correctly. These are the reasons why CPSA began working in the field of responsible and sustainable investments in the agriculture sector.
#3
Agtech Solutions
Technology can help advance the agriculture sector, especially in a country like Cambodia. CPSA aims to progressively become a focal point for Khmer agribusinesses and partners; we have started to connect with key agriculture-technology (agtech) experts in the country and internationally as well as educate farmers on the different type of technologies and their benefits to the sector.