Empowering Agricultural Cooperatives and Civil Society in Oddar Meanchey (ACSO)

Project period:

01.03.2019 - 31.07.2020

Granted amount:

1,999,999,- DKK

Organization:

 ADDA

Partners:

 Khmer Buddhist Association (KBA)

Pool:

Civilsamfundspuljen

Grant type:

Udviklingsindsats

World goals:

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Efforts take place in:

 Cambodia

Overall targets

Fattige mennesker i landdistrikterne i Oddar Meanchey har opnået forbedrede levevilkår, fordi stærke civilsamfundsorganisationer har udviklet sig i deres lokalsamfund

Immediate targets

• I juli 2020 har en fællesforening for lokale landbrugs-andelsforeninger i Oddar Meanchey (Provincial Agricultural Cooperative Union (PACU)) opbygget demokratisk og organisatorisk kapacitet til effektivt at kunne støtte 9 andelsforeninger (Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs)), som repræsenterer mindst 1.500 medlemmer. • I juli 2020 har 7 ud af 9 andelsforeninger forbedret evnen til at drive levedygtige andelsselskaber og servicere medlemmerne på passende vis (hjælpestoffer, kontrakt landbrug, kreditlinjer, faglig træning m.v.) • I 2020 er 90 ud af 100 selvhjælpsgrupper (Self Help Groups (SHGs)), 9 landbrugs-andelsforeninger, PACU og ADDAs fire lokale partnere bevidste om centrale landbrugs- og landdistriktspolitiske forhold, og de påvirker lokal og national beslutningstagning om udviklingen i landdistrikterne.

Target groups

Projektets målgruppe (Right-holders) er primært fattige beboere i landdistrikterne – især kvinder. Målgruppen består af eksisterende - samt nye - medlemmer af 9 landbrugs-andelsforeninger og 100 selvhjælpsgrupper.

Resume

The Action is aiming to support agricultural cooperative development in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia. A Provincial Agricultural Cooperative Union (PACU) is established - in line with the Cambodian sub-decree on Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs) and West European best practice - to aggregate ACs, improve bargaining power and to represent poor farmers in policy dialogs at provincial and national level. Existing 9 ACs are upgraded to fulfil their mission in a more professional manner e.g. further development of business activities operated by ACs, secure accountability and transparency of their organisations, deliver appropriate services to members – including existing Self Help Groups - and to influence decision making regarding rural development. Democratic, organisational and commercial capacity of the PACU and ACs is built, which significantly will improve long-term sustainability of previous interventions.