AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES OF CAMBODIA SINCE 1990'S

Abstract

Agriculture is the biggest contributor to the Cambodian economy. However, Cambodian agriculture include a number of problems such as weak institutional framework of agriculture- related organizations, rural poverty and small budget for agriculture, lower productivity, lower efficiency, etc. In spite of these problems, Cambodian agriculture should play a role of engine in economic and rural development by improving agricultural productivity, modernizing agricultural marketing systems, developing human resources, diversifying rice farming to other crops, etc.

Agriculture is the biggest contributor to the Cambodian economy. However, Cambodian agriculture include a number of problems such as weak institutional framework of agriculture- related organizations, rural poverty and small budget for agriculture, lower productivity, lower efficiency, etc. In spite of these problems, Cambodian agriculture should play a role of engine in economic and rural development by improving agricultural productivity, modernizing agricultural marketing systems, developing human resources, diversifying rice farming to other crops, etc.