Cambodia

World Bank

Cambodia

Autores

World Bank

Editor

Washington, DC

Descripción

This report focuses on areas with highest potential efficiency gains to increase the value for money from investments in core public goods and services such as extension, irrigation and rural roads. This is a first attempt to carry out such an analysis in Cambodia, and even in the Greater Mekong sub-region. Based on extensive data gathering and surveys, this chapter analyzes the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural sector expenditures in Cambodia and assesses various options for increasing the impact of government expenditures on agricultural growth. Other challenges include an excessive focus on rehabilitating primary irrigation infrastructure and a neglect of secondary and tertiary systems, a lack of maintenance of irrigation and rural roads, and the slow pace of developing or adopting new technologies to reduce future maintenance costs. There is also a need to better prioritize agricultural and related infrastructure expenditures, both by type and by geographic location, to maximize their impact on growth. The rest of the report is organized as follows. Chapter two presents recent developments in the agriculture sector of Cambodia. Chapter three gives an overview of sectoral expenditure trends over the last decade. The budget process and its relationship to sectoral development strategies is discussed in chapter three. Chapter four discusses the novel contribution of the AgPER in analyzing the efficiency and effectiveness of government spending using benefit-cost analysis to examine select public investments. Chapter five discusses how likely climate change trends may affect future agriculture expenditures and suggests some priority areas for public spending. The conclusion section summarizes the major findings and policy recommendations of the report.

Palabras clave

SANITATION, POPULATION DENSITIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, POULTRY, VETERINARY SERVICES, COSTS OF TRAVEL, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, FISH, THAILAND, PRICE OF FUEL, COST OF TRAVEL, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, BEANS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT ANALYSIS, VEHICLES, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, UNITED NATIONS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH, TREND, EMISSIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, CASSAVA, GASOLINE, RURAL TRANSPORT, JOURNEY, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, IFPRI, CAPACITY BUILDING, AGRONOMY, LORRIES, SUBSIDY, TRAFFIC, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, TAX, PLANNING, ROAD MAINTENANCE, MILLED RICE, SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT, CROP VARIETIES, WATER RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, POVERTY REDUCTION, PLANS, FERTILIZERS, MAIZE, ROAD, CROP PRODUCTION, ARABLE LAND, COSTS, AGRICULTURAL INPUT, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, TRAINING, ROAD NETWORK, TRANSPORT, POPULATION GROWTH, SEEDS, DRYLAND AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, MOBILITY, SOYBEANS, TAX EXEMPTIONS, EXTERNALITIES, ACCESS ROADS, INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LAND TAKE, FINANCIAL REPORTING, MARKETS, DRAINAGE, VEGETABLES, TRUE, FORESTRY, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, INDICATORS, RESEARCH, AVERAGE YIELD, LENGTH OF ROAD, FARMING, LIVESTOCK, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, FARMERS, TRAVEL TIMES, RURAL ROADS, NATURAL RESOURCES, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, SUBSIDIES, ROAD QUALITY, COMMODITY PRICE, CROPS, INFRASTRUCTURE, TAXES, LAND USE, SOIL MANAGEMENT, PADDY RICE, TECHNOLOGY, CROP YIELDS, EMISSION, INITIATIVES, EXTENSION AGENTS, FOOD SECURITY, TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, POLICIES, CROP, CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURAL CROPS, TRANSPARENCY, COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION, AGRIBUSINESS, TRUCKS, CARS, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, RICE CROPS, POPULATION GROWTH RATES, HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL, BUDGETS, INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, REPORTS, PEANUTS, AGRICULTURE, SOIL MOISTURE, FAO, FUEL PRICES, RICE RESEARCH, COMPOST MAKING, PEST MANAGEMENT, MOTORBIKE TRAVEL, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, IRRI, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, OM, ROADS, COST OF TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, LENGTH OF ROADS, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, IFAD, TRANSPORTATION COST, INVESTMENT, IRRIGATION, PATRONAGE, ACIAR, RAIL, FUEL, TRIP, POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, INVESTMENTS, RICE, COSTS OF TRANSPORT, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, AGRICULTURE POLICIES, COMMODITIES, ROAD CONDITIONS, CULVERTS, TRANSPORT COSTS, NOISE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, COMMODITY PRICES, ADB, TRAVEL TIME, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SEASONS, COST ANALYSIS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION