Project profile — Agriculture in Mine-Affected Areas

• Cambodia (100.00%)

• Government And Civil Society, General: Public sector policy and administrative management (15110) (25.00%)
• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Removal of land mines and explosive remnants of war (15250) (25.00%)
• Banking And Financial Services: Informal/semi-formal financial intermediaries (24040) (10.00%)
• Agriculture: Agricultural development (31120) (40.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (significant objective)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project strengthens the implementation of sustainable integrated agriculture development and mine action in support of poverty alleviation.

The project aims to reduce poverty among poor and vulnerable men and women farmers in up to six mine-affected districts in northwest Cambodia by increasing food security and income. The project contributes to good governance by strengthening the decentralized administrative structures delivering agriculture extensions (including micro-finance) and mine action services. A key feature of the project is the mainstreaming of the goal of gender equality in the implementation processes.

This project strengthens responsive and integrated agriculture extensions and micro-finance services that increase production and income for vulnerable farmers, address gender inequalities, and improve quality of life. It also improves community-based, participatory and gender responsive land use planning and mine risk reduction programs that reduce accidents, release land and contribute to agriculture development.

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Results achieved as of the end of the project include: The project’s beneficiaries were able to increase both production and the yields of their crops, using skills they learned from agricultural extension and micro-credit and savings services. For example, the average increase in crop yields over three years was 54% for corn and 120% for chicken. This translated into an average increase in income over three years of 117% for corn and 159% for chicken. The abilities of three participating Mine Action Mapping Units were strengthened, which resulted in the processing of landmine clearance requests for 1,368 sites covering a total area of 9,572 hectares benefiting 13,014 families. The project helped establish 32 Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs) in order to maintain the credit capital accumulated during the project and better coordinate the farmers’ relationship with suppliers, traders, wholesalers, and processors. With 4,913 members (including 57% women), the ACs mobilised US$713,594 and are performing well after a year and a half of operation.

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