Agricultural Technological Practices and Gaps for Climate Change Adaptation
Agriculture plays an important role in sustaining rural livelihoods. Eighty-three percent of rural people are engaged in agriculture (NIS and MAFF 2014). An emerging problem facing agriculture is climate change. The anticipated impacts of climate change and variability on agriculture include changes in rainfall patterns, higher tempe...
Public Spending on Education, Health and Infrastructure and Its Inclusiveness in Cambodia: Benefit Incidence Analysis
This paper examines public spending on education, health and infrastructure in Cambodia. Using benefit incidence analysis (BIA), marginal benefit incidence analysis (MBIA) and the nationally representative household survey data from the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES) in 2004, 2009 and 2011, the paper examines whether governmen...
Cambodia’s Skill Gap: An Anatomy of Issues and Policy Options
Cambodia faces a growing skill gap that threatens its economic development and youth employment prospects. This gap stems from two interrelated educational deficiencies: a schooling gap—low enrollment and completion rates beyond primary education—and a learning gap—poor quality of education and inadequate acquisition of job-relevant skills. Despite...
Methods and Tools Applied for Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Basin
This study reviews and evaluates methods and tools used to assess climate change vulnerability and adaptation (V&A) in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Basin, focusing on water governance and community resilience. Given the region’s susceptibility to floods, droughts, and climate variability, the research emphasises the need for site-specific assessments to in...
Cambodian State: Developmental, Neoliberal? A Case Study of the Rubber Sector
The majority of studies of governance reform in Cambodia look at the impact on democratic consolidation; not enough attention is given to development. This paper aims to understand how reforms have impacted the state’s ability to support economic growth, using the framework of developmental state with a focus on four characteristics. Based on a...
Impact of Farmer Organisations on Food Security: The Case of Rural Cambodia
This study assesses the impact of participation in farmer organisations (FOs) on the food security of rural households in Cambodia. The study was started in November 2010 and completed in June 2012. The study set out to: (1) examine the roles, operations and challenges of FOs in improving household food security; (2) analyse the household characte...
The Enduring Gap: Decentralisation Reform and Youth Participation in Local Rural Governance
To understand the contribution of the decentralisation reform to youth participation in local rural governance, this paper reviews empirically how youth have utilised the participatory opportunities enabled by the decentralisation reform based on three themes: civic, political and electoral. The findings suggest that despite decentra...
Adaptation Capacity of Rural People in the Main Agro-Ecological Zones in Cambodia
Cambodia is divided into four agro-ecological zones—the Tonle Sap plain, Mekong plain, mountains/plateau and coast—representing heterogeneous agricultural activity, population and livelihood systems (UNDP 2011b). Climate change impacts and the adaptive capacity of the people differ from one zone to another. Adaptation measures have varied according...
Links between Employment and Poverty in Cambodia
This paper explores labour market structure and employment links to poverty in Cambodia. Employment elasticity of growth, labour productivity and real wage growth are the main indicators of the labour market situation, while probit models estimate the connection between household employment and poverty likelihood. The paper combines macro and m...
Development of the Fertiliser Industry in Cambodia: Structure of the Market, Challenges in the Demand and Supply Sides, and the Way Forward
This study examines the development of Cambodia’s fertiliser industry, focusing on market structure, demand and supply challenges, and policy directions. Fertiliser plays a vital role in agricultural intensification, contributing to increased crop yields, food security, and rural incomes. Despite rapid growth in fertiliser use, Cambodian farmers fa...