National Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018.

The National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP)2014-2018, as a cross-sectoral development framework and a road map, has been formulated for the implementation of the Rectangular Strategy Phase III with the identification of the priorities, indicators and timeframe for the implementation and with the identification of mechanism for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Result Framework, especially setting the responsibility of the line ministries and agencies within each angle in order to gain high benefits from ASEAN Economic Integration in 2015 and to move out of the Least Developed Countries and to be become an Upper-Middle-Income Country in 2030. It puts forth the principal of aim of maintaining peace, political stability, security and social order to promote rule of law and protect human rights and dignity, sustainable long-term equitable economic growth and increased outreach, effectiveness, quality and credibility of public services. The NSDP 2014-2018 is organised in seven Chapters. Following the Introduction in Chapter I, the plan presents a summary of major achievements and challenges faced in the implementation of NSDP Update 2009-2013 in Chapter II. Chapter III outlines the Macroeconomic Framework for NSDP 2014-2018. Chapter IV presents RGC’s key policies and actions that the concerned line ministries and agencies will undertake (in conjunction with the sub-national administrative authorities) to implement these policies. Chapter V details issues of costs, resources and programming. A results-based, analytical framework of the M&E for the period 2014-2018 is presented Chapter VI. Chapter VII presents the broad conclusions.
Concerning helping eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition, the NSDP 2014-2018 requires promoting health and nutrition, particularly of the poor and the vulnerable including women and children. It sets out better nutrition and (almost) universal water and sanitation (WATSAN) as one of strategies.
Regarding making agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable, the promotion of agriculture sector is set out as one of the four strategic rectangles. The vision is to transform this sector into an intensive stage of development, which primarily depends on the application of techniques, new technologies, R&D, mechanization and increased capacity of irrigation to improve productivity, while taking into account the need to ensure efficient management of land and sustainability of environment and natural resources. Key strategic directions include: improved productivity, diversification and commercialization; promoting livestock farming and aquaculture; land reform and clearance of mines; sustainable management of national resources.
Concerning rural poverty reduction, main strategic directions include: develop poverty/vulnerability alleviation strategies contextualized to geographic and territorial specificities; gender parity at all levels; intensify ID-Poor programs; expand social security network, incorporating climate vulnerability in the existing targeting system so that the most vulnerable to climate hazards can get social assistance.; intensify land-titling; extend social (agricultural) land concessions; expand access to affordable loans, and markets for rural people; strengthening and enhancing education, science and technology, and technical training.
Concerning enabling more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems, the main priorities include: further improving productivity of rice and other crops by strengthening, expanding and ensuring the sustainability of extension services and market information; further promoting commercialization through implementation of laws and policies and strengthening institutional arrangements to promote trade and export of agricultural products, including effective implementation of law on agricultural communities, enhanced processing capacity, further improvement in trade facilitation including “one-stop services”, strengthened logistics system, enhanced quality of agricultural products according to international standards, improved capacity to provide affordable credit, and enhanced partnership between farmers and traders as well as between largescale agro-industries and household farming; further promoting agricultural diversification through promotion of R&D, dissemination of new crops which have high potential for production expansion and exports; strengthening favorable environment to attract private investment especially in research on crop varieties, production and distribution of seeds and agro-processing; Encouraging investments in medium and large-scale animal feed production to support livestock farming, along with improvements in the extension services system, animal breeding, credit and market access for farmers, incentives for private investment in processing of livestock and fisheries products, establishment of modern slaughterhouses as well as facilitation of trade in livestock, livestock products, and fish and fisheries products. enhancing R&D in areas such as breeding, animal health and feed production, and farming systems both in livestock and aquaculture sectors.
Concerning increasing the resilience of livelihoods to disasters, the Policy recognizes managing environment and climate change as a challenge for the sustainability of Cambodia’s economic growth and social development. The priority will be stepping up cooperation with concerned stakeholders under the framework of green growth and climate change. Ministry of Environment (MOE) will take action on: Implement the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023; Adopt Green Growth and low carbon development strategies, which are key to sustainable economic development; Prepare the climate change legal framework which will include updating institutional arrangement, financing arrangements, and mainstreaming of climate change across sectors.