MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

GENDER DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE

Presentation: 17-18 September 2003

• Cambodia is predominantly rural economy largely based on agriculture;

• Approximately 85% of the population is living in the rural areas with agricultural activities as their main source of income;

• Agriculture represents the major share of GDP (39%);

Background

• Amount 2.16 million regular households in the country, approximately 25.7 percent are headed by women.

• 70% of Cambodia’s population are employed in agricultural production,

• The majority of the poor (79%) are those with household heads employed in agricultural sector.

Background

• It is recognized that the progress of agriculture, whereas women labour is significant important.

• MAFF does not have a clear gender policy, is limited guidance regarding the address of gender issues across the organization.

• There are differences funded project by donor to MAFF and its line departments and institutes that have gender concerns determined.

Background

Gender Policy Framework in Agriculture Sector

• Integrating woman into all sub-sector development activities

• To ensure an equitable sharing (between woman and men) of opportunity, resources and information for sustainable development.

• Capacity Strengthening to both Government officer and woman’s farmers to over come the major problems affecting women in agriculture.

Actual Gender Development In MAFF

• Mainstreaming gender sensitive of MAFF has taken into account by donor funded projects include: - Cambodia Australia Agricultural Extension project phase 2 (CAAP II),- Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (APPIP-WB),- Women Irrigation and Nutrition (WIN-FAO), etc…

Actual Gender Development In MAFF

The strategy framework for gender in agriculture sector include:

• To perform the capacity of gender working,• To establish policy framework,• To strengthen woman capacity, both, women

official and women farmers.

Conclusion• MAFF is considered and on going gender

sensitive and mainstreaming to apply into overall sub-sector development activities including: Program and Projects Development for sustainable development in Agriculture.

• Continue capacity strengthening to capable formulate a comment strategic plan, to help women in a competitive ways to create job opportunities for more income to reduce poverty and Country economic development.

Thank you for your attention