IFAD and Ministry of Agriculture programme in Cambodia. ASPIRE started on extension services in October 2015.

1. AGRICULTURE SERVICES PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATION, RESILIENCE AND EXTENSION
(ASPIRE)
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
20 April 2016
ASPIRE Secretariat

2. Program fund
RGCCF : 11,4 millions USD
IFAD : 26,1 millions USD (loan)
14,9 millions USD (ASAP Grant)
Total : 52, 4 millions USD
Program Period:
 The Entry into Force Date is 5 March 2015
 The Project Completion Date shall be 31 March 2022
 The Financing Closing date shall be 30 September 2022

3. Coverage Area
Phase-2 : after PADEE in 2018
Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Kandal,
Takeo and Kampot, (three more
provinces)
Phase-1 :
Kampong Chhnang, Pursat,
Battambang, Preah Vihear and
Kartie Province

4. Project Goal: Reduced Poverty and Increased Resilience of Poor and Vulnerable
Smallholder Farmers in Cambodia
1) At least 120,000HH
improve profitability
and resilience of their
farm businesses
2) Average household
agricultural production
increases by 15%
3) Value of household
assets increases by 25%

5. By 2021 an enhanced
Cambodian model of
agriculture extension
services is demonstrated as
effective for assisting a
diversity of smallholder
farmers to contribute to
broad-based economic
growth through profitable
and resilient farm
businesses.

6. Project Component
 Comp-1: Evidence Based Policy
Development: MAFF and SNEC
 Comp-2: Capacity Development for
Extension Services (GDA)
 Comp-3: Improved Extension Services
(PDA)
 Comp-4: Infrastructure Support
Climate Resilient Agriculture (NCDDS)

7. 12-Month Achievement: Programme Start
Up arrangement
 ASPIRE Steering Committee members
established and Director, Managers and
Staffs nominated
 Accounting system, internal control,
programme accounts are in place
 All operation manual including PIM,
Financial and procurement manual,
Extension Material, SLG, FNA and VRA
guideline are in place.
 Start up procurements and recruitment
have been done.
 Research to Supporting Agriculture
Analysis unit in SNEC has been
established.
 Disbursement condition met and Start
Up cost available on 27 May 2015 and
First Advance received on 28 Sept 2015
 AWPB2016 approved

8.  Provincial Sub-Programme for PDA established and 5 years
of PASDP in 25 Provinces and Municipality are being
drafted.
 Provincial agriculture Budget Strategic Plan 2016-2018
(BSP) has been established
 Provincial and National Programme Budgeting 2016
finalized
 Roles and Responsibilities for Extension at National,
Provincial and District levels have been reviewed,
 15 out of 30 districts and 60 out of 180 communes were
selected for intervention in 2016,
 60 Communes Extension Workers were contracted and are
working in the targeted communes
 Capacity for AC management and bookkeeping have been
built
 Professional Coaching for VAHWs,
 Training on Agr. tech. provided to ACs as requested
 360 Small Learning Groups are being formed and training
topics are being identified
12-Month Achievement: Programme
Implementation

9. Transportation and Office Equipment have been delivered

10. កំណត់កសិករគំរូ សម្រាប់ម្រកុមកសិករសិកាខ្នា តតូច ររៀនសូម្រត
Identifying Model Farmers for Exposure Visit by Smallholders Learning Groups

11. កំណត់កសិករគំរូ សម្រាប់ម្រកុមកសិករសិកាខ្នា តតូច ររៀនសូម្រត
Identifying Model Farmers for Exposure Visit by Smallholders Learning Groups

12. Expected Key outputs for 2016
 Survey of behavior of Farmers on demand and supply of extension service,
 Establishment of the Extension Research and Advisory Board/sub-committee
 Finalization of Roles and Responsibilities for Extension at National, Provincial and District
levels
 Establishment of the Extension Hub (Extension Materials, Quality Assurance Systems, setting
Software, capacity building…)
 Developing Extension Curriculum in Royal University of Agriculture and Agricultural school
 Developing the proposal format and identifying the partners for implementing Innovations
for Climate Resilient Agriculture
 Documentation for showing on TV, Radio and at fields
 Organize annual national extension and agriculture extension exhibition.

13. Expected Key outputs for 2016
 360 Small Learning Groups (9.000hh), receives technical training as requested
 Setting up the smallholder Network
 Contracting out service providers and working out Public Private Partnership for providing
services
 Formulation of Provincial Agricultural Strategic Development Plan (2016-2020)
 Preparing Provincial Budget Strategic Plan (2017-2019) and Program Budgeting 2017
 Performance Based Climate Resilience Grants co-finance 8 communes fund for constructing
climate resilient in agricultural infrastructure.

14. Thank you !