EU Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems-(EU CAPSAFE)

About this project

Agriculture is a crucial sector of Cambodia¿s economy with a largely untapped opportunity for investing in green growth and decent jobs. The sector remains a significant contributor to the country¿s total GDP (22.8%), and engages 32% of the total labour force. The sector has undergone a significant structural transformation characterised mainly by diminishing GDP share, labour force outflows, and decelerated growth rate, with a growth model based on farmland expansion, cheap labour and high commodity prices.This action supports this green transformation under the Global Gateway by promoting investment in sustainable production practices and in local processing for increased added value, with a strong focus on agro-ecological and deforestation free principles, quality and food safety standards, and decent work. It does this by supporting the national and local authorities to develop and implement relevant policies and regulatory framework, particularly in support of the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and climate change-related law implementation, and by supporting key players in the sector (smallholder farmers, cooperatives/associations/federations, social enterprises, MSMEs, research institutes) to acquire knowledge and green technologies that are applied and invested for production and processing, in compliance with quality and food safety standards for the ASEAN and EU export markets. The action aims to focus on two priority value chains (cashew nuts and pepper) to build…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Cambodia

Sectors

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentAgricultural developmentAgricultural co-operatives

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focus

Places

KH - Cambodia

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-ACT-61792.

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