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CARD Background
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The Council for Agricultural and Rural
Development (CARD) was established 31 December 1998 by Royal Decree, followed
by a sub-decree, to support implementation of activities in the Government’s
priority sectors of agricultural and rural development. Prime Minister Samdech
Hun Sen is the Chairman of CARD; HE Dr Tao Seng Hour, former Minister for
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is Vice Chairman; and many ministers or
their representatives are members of the Council. The primary reason for
setting up CARD was to ensure integrated, coordinated and intensive efforts to
boost the Agricultural and Rural sectors, in order to improve the standard of
living of the rural poor. |
CARD is the focal point for assistance to the Cambodian Government for the
development of the agricultural and rural development sectors. The ministries
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Rural Development; Water Resources and
Meteorology and other concerned institutions work in close collaboration to
ensure that cost-effective results are achieved in implementation of programmes
and activities.
Following the First National Seminar on Food Security and Nutrition held in
April 1999, the Government made CARD the coordinating body for food security
and nutrition activities in Cambodia and responsible for working with relevant
ministries, local authorities, and international and local organisations to
implement the recommendations of the National Seminar encapsulated in Circular
05 dated 26 May 1999.
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CARD Goals
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To help the Royal Government of Cambodia to improve Cambodians’ living
standards and reduce poverty.
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To ensure food security for all Cambodians.
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To find ways for helping farmers to increase agricultural productivity.
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To organise follow-up and provide advice on the Government’s political
programmes which deal with rehabilitation in the agricultural and rural
development sectors.
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To encourage change from traditional practices of self-sufficiency to farming
practices that lead to surplus for export, thus increasing the income of
farmers and narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas.
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To identify key factors that facilitate the rehabilitation of the agricultural
and rural development sectors.
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To monitor programme activities for rehabilitating and developing the
agricultural and rural developments sectors to ensure that they complement
Government policy in these areas.
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To promote and coordinate the participation of grassroots people in these
programmes; facilitate and encourage the cooperation and involvement of NGOs
and international organisations, and the private sector, in order to assist the
alleviation of hunger, ensure food security, increase productivity and crop
yields, and ensure improvement in the welfare and standard of living of the
rural poor.
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To solicit government views and input on important matters affecting the
agricultural and rural development sectors.
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