1. Agricultural Cooperative Development in Cambodia
Paper for 19th ASWGAC Meeting on May 2017
Vientiane , Lao PDR
Chea Saintdona, Director, Dept of Agricultural Cooperative Promotion (DACP),GDA,MAFF, Cambodia

2. Contents Regulations on Promoting ACs in Cambodia
Government Support Mechanism to Promote AC
Promotion activities for AC
Updated data of AC in Cambodia
Challenges to promote AC
Recommendations for regional cooperation

3. Policy and Regulations on Promoting AC
Rectangular Strategy of RGC and The National Strategic Development Plan ;
Agricultural Sector Strategic Development Plan ;
Policy Paper on the promotion of Paddy production and rice export (Aug 2010);
Sub-decree on Contract Farming;
Law on Agricultural Cooperatives (2013)
Model by-law and internal regulation for Agricultural Cooperatives

4. Continued
Model by-law and internal regulation for Agricultural Cooperative Union Model by-law and internal regulation for Agricultural Cooperative Alliance
Ongoing Preparation
Sub-decree on Agricultural Cooperative Development Fund (Drafted)
Sub-decree on Policy Board for Agricultural Cooperative (Drafted)
Ministerial proclamation on Business Contract Guideline for Operating Business of Agricultural Cooperatives (Drafted)
Ministerial proclamation on procedure of Establishment and Registration of Agricultural Cooperative, Agricultural Cooperative Union and Agricultural Cooperative Alliance (Drafted)

5. Government’s Support Mechanism for Agricultural Cooperatives
1. At National Level
Department of Agricultural Cooperative
Promotion (DACP), May 12,
2. Sub-National Level
25 Provincial Offices of Agricultural Cooperative
Promotion(OACP) under the provincial Departments of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

6. Organizational Structure of DACP

7. Promotion Activities for AC
1- Establishment and registration of AC 2. Dissemination of regulations to farmers and stakeholders 3. Capacity building 4. Business development and marketing 5. Monitoring and Coaching AC

8. AC formation and Registration Done in 2016
Province name
No of AC established in 2016
Mondulkiry 1
Prey Veng 5
Koh Kong 2
Svay Rieng
Kraties
Battambang
Odormeanchey
Preah Vihea
Kampong Thom
Total : 9 provinces
20 AC

9. Training Courses Done with AC in 2016
No of Training Courses
No of ACs trained
Farmers trained
Book keeping and accounting 5
100
Internal monitoring 4
Annual report writing 12
226
Input supply business 3 84
Dissemination of regulations on AC 8
217 Cooperative promoters

10. Training Manuals and Materials Prepared
1. Model standard annual report format for AC to apply
2. Guideline on running supply business
3. Guideline on conducting internal auditing for Supervisory Committee to apply
4. Booklet on rights and obligation of AC’s management and members
5. Booklet on the concepts of Agricultural Cooperatives
6. Leaflet on the seven principles of cooperatives
7. Booklet on the concepts of internal auditing for AC

11. Continued 15. Model official letter and request for AC to apply
8. Model internal regulation for credit business management
9. Guideline on how to organize annual general meeting of AC
10. Annual action plan and financial plan format for AC to apply
11. Management of Agricultural Cooperatives
12. Guideline on surplus distribution
13. Business development plan format for AC to apply
14. Model meeting minutes of Board of Directors and Suppervisory
Committee
15. Model official letter and request for AC to apply

12. Ongoing preparation of training manuals
Concepts and guideline on how to establish Agricultural Cooperative Business Network
Entrepreneurship concepts for Agricultural Cooperatives
Book keeping and Accounting
Credit business management guideline

13. Farmers participation in training courses

14. Continued

15. Continued

16. Coaching farmers

17. Marketing promotion for AC

18. Updated data of ACs by December 2016
Description
Number/Amount
Average/AC
Agricultural Cooperatives
857
Membership
87,986
102 (farmers)
Female membership
53,136
62(female farmers)
Shares
6,103,018$
7,121$
Share capital
9,843,564$
11,486 $
Sources: DACP’s annual report in 2016

19. Number of ACs in Cambodia

20. Men and Women in Board of Directors

21. Men and Women in Supervisory Committee

22. Businesses of Agricultural Cooperatives
Common Businesses
Credit business
Agricultural input supply business
Emerging New Businesses
Marketing business
Joint use facility business
Processing business

23. Cambodia Jasmine Rice ( Pkha Romdoul, World best rice)

24. Agricultural produces

25. Kampot Organic Pepper (GI produce)

26. Kampot Organic Pepper (GI Produce)

27. Challenges to promote AC
Inadequate legal frameworks and policies to promote AC;
Inadequate education and training materials;
Lack of national and regional training centers;
Limited human resources in the field of agricultural cooperative development;
Limited budget to promote AC;

28. Challenges to promote ACs
Most leaders of AC are old and have low education level
Most farmers lack business knowledge and experience
Less participation of young people in AC

29. Proposed Recommendations
1. Share and exchange of regulations on agricultural cooperatives 2. Share and exchange of education and training manuals/materials 3. Visiting cooperative experts of advanced cooperative development countries to less cooperative development countries 4. Study visits with success ACs.

30. Thank You Very Much!