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PIP No:
138
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1. PROJECT NAME:
Smallholder Rubber Development Project in Cambodia
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ឈ្មោះគម្រោងៈ
គម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍កៅស៊ូគ្រួសារនៅកម្ពុជា
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| 2. PROJECT DATES: |
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PROJECT START :
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ESTIMATED COMPLETION :
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4. RESPONSIBLE MINISTRY:
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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RESPONSIBLE UNIT:
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អង្គភាពទទួលខុសត្រូវ:
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5. PROJECT STATUS
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DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION
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6. TYPE OF PROJECT:
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7. SOURCE OF PROJECT FUNDING:
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| 8. THE POLICY AREA OF THE PENTAGON STRATEGY PHASE I THAT THIS PROJECT FALLS UNDER: |
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| 9. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROJECT TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE POLICY: |
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Generate high income, especially for rubber smallholders, which are adriving forces of rural development and fighting against poverty. |
| 10. Support to Cambodia Industrial Development Policy |
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Does this Project support to the implementation of the Cambodia Industrial Development Policy?
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11. SECTOR:
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| 12. PROJECT LOCATION: (Describe the location of the project and its components.) |
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| 13. PROJECT OBJECTIVE: (Describe the major purpose of the project.) |
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-Improving rural livelihoods through job creation for farmers
-Increasing source of revenue from rubber exploitation and reduce poverty in rural area
-Create a source of revenue to the national economy through rubber exports
-Environmental protection against extreme drought of nature and prevent soil erosion. |
| 14. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (Provide a description of the project and all its components.) |
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• A credit component, aimed at financing the material investment cost of rubber planting by small holders through their cooperatives
• A component “technical assistance to small holders planters and their cooperatives”, which will (1) contribute to the initial financing for establishing a technical assistance network for the beneficiary new small holders (in the 7 selected districts), and (2) will provide advisory services to 15 cooperatives of existing household rubber farmers throughout the country, in order to improve the quality of their production within the framework of contract farming agreements with established processors/exporters
• A component “support to rubber cooperatives”, which will (1) support the creation of commune and district levels rubber smallholders cooperatives in the 7 target districts for small holders rubber development, and their institutional strengthening until they become sustainable, at the end of the project, and (2) support the creation of new cooperatives of rubber small holders or strengthening of existing ones
• A component “project management and support to the rubber sector”, which will support the project management unit (PMU), support the monitoring evaluation system, , support the accreditation of bud wood gardens, CRRI research activities, the establishment of two sub-offices by RDB in the selected provinces and technical assistance to BDR, and finance a support fund for rubber contract farming development, which will be used to finance investment and activities aimed at improving marketing and quality of rubber in the 15 cooperatives of existing household rubber farmers supported by the project. This component will also support the implementation of the recommendations of the studies on the rubber sector and on marketing/processing of rubber in Cambodia.
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| 15. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: (Give reasons why this particular project is considered worthwhile.) |
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- Rubber plants as a priority in the development which is in its rectangular strategy of the Royal Government
- The development of rubber plantation by poor farmers who require support long-term credit and provide technical support, so that they are available to produce quality rubber and sustainability. |
| 16. BENEFITS (Who will benefit, directly and indirectly, from the project?) |
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Farmers smallholder, officer and researchers will receive the benefit directly from this project |
| 17. FEASIBILITY STUDY |
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Is a "Feasibility Study " for the Project requied?
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If YES, has it been carried out?
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| 18. SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: (Briefly describe the effects of the project, if any, on the people and the surrounding environment. Will the project assist in alleviating poverty?) |
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There is no effect on the people and the environment, and this Project will reduce the poverty of farmer smallholder in rural area |
| 19. CLIMATE CHANGE |
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a. Is any activity or output of the project related to Climate Change?
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If Yes, please indicate
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b. How is the project relevant to Climate Change?
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Please select a Climate Change related sector of the project and fill up the contribution of the climate change related expenditure compared to the total project cost.
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Climate Change-Related Sector
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Percentage
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Climate Change Relevance
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13. Livelihoods (of CC vulnerable) | ១៣. ជីវភាពរស់នៅ (ទាក់ទងនឹងការប្រែប្រួលអាកាសធាតុ)
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83
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Very Significant
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| 20. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION |
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Is any activity or output of the project related to Disaster Risk Reduction?
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If Yes, please indicate
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| 21. GENDER ANALYSIS: (How does the project affect the roles of the men and women in the project area? Will women be actively involved in the implementation of the project?) |
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There is no effect to the rule of men and women and they can join this project all together. |
| 22. CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT: (Does the Ministry have the skills and experience required to implement the project?) |
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The General Directorate of Rubber is qualified to implement this project
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| 23. STATUS OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION: (Provide a brief update on the progress of the project to date. Discuss any major problems causing delays in project implementation.) |
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The project have been delay because of:
-The project is not yet finish the second feasibility study
-The government is not yet accept this project |
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24. PROJECT PRIORITY
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(Please indicates the priority ranking of the project decided by the ministry/agency.)
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1
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| 25. DONOR INVOLVEMENT: (Provide any information on current or potential donor involvement in the project.) |
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| 26. REFERENCE: (Please upload the project documents, MOU, or agreements with funding agencies including MEF.) |
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Part B: Project Costs and Funding Sources
( In US$’000 )
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