World Bank2015-08-202015-08-202010-06-22https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22537This report assesses the impact of participation in farmer organizations (FOs) on food security of rural households in Cambodia. The study is particularly set out to following: (1) examine FOs’ roles and operation and challenges for improving household’s food security; (2) analyze household’s characteristics that determine participation in FOs; (3) assess the impact of FOs on food security and livelihood of the rural poor; and (4) provide specific recommendations for changes in relevant legal acts and regulatory frameworks associated with FOs. The study concentrates on three types of FOs based on their predominance in Cambodia. Farmer groups (FG) are informal gatherings with 10-30 members. Farmer associations (FA) have more than 30 members and can either be informal or formal if registered at the Ministry of Interior. Agricultural cooperatives (AC) are business oriented, registered at the provincial department of agriculture (PDA) and comprise generally more than 30 members. This report is structured as follows: section one gives introduction. Section two reviews international as well as Cambodia’s experiences in farmer organizations to promote rural livelihoods and agricultural development. Section three details the research methodology employed in this impact assessment. Section four presents the detailed empirical findings. Section five concludes the report with a summary of the policy implications and recommendations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOHOUSEHOLD INCOMESRURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVESVETERINARY SERVICESHOUSEHOLD SIZEAGRICULTURAL GROWTHRURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTFARMER GROUPSSMALLHOLDER PRODUCERSACCESS TO TECHNOLOGYFARMERILLITERACYSMALL-SCALE FARMINGSCHOOLINGFARMER MEMBERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTVEGETABLE PRODUCTIONPARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTCREDIT SCHEMESHOUSINGFOOD POLICYRURAL LIVELIHOODSRURAL CREDITFAMILY MEMBERSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONCAPACITY BUILDINGVEGETABLE CROPSLAND TENURELIVESTOCK INCOMECROP VARIETIESRURAL POORFARMER ORGANIZATIONSINCOME GENERATIONRURAL COMMUNITYREGIONQUALITATIVE DATAPOVERTY REDUCTIONSMALL FARMERSAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESRURAL PEOPLELACK OF CREDITANIMAL HEALTHCROP PRODUCTIONRURAL HOUSEHOLDSEED SELECTIONRURAL HOUSEHOLDSDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITSCASH CROPSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYNATURAL DISASTERHOUSEHOLD HEADRURAL INCOMEAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSFARM SIZESMALLHOLDER AGRICULTUREHOUSEHOLD INCOMEPOOR HEALTHVEGETABLESCHRONIC POVERTYLAND OWNERSHIPSOCIAL PROTECTIONAGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUESFARMERSANIMAL PRODUCTIONFOOD AIDVEGETABLE PRODUCTIONPOOR INFRASTRUCTUREPOVERTY PROFILEHOUSEHOLD HEADSFOOD PRODUCTIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONAGRICULTURAL POLICYNUTRITIONAL STATUSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESFARMER ASSOCIATIONSCONSUMPTIONRURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALECONOMIC SURVEYSFARMLANDFOOD SECURITYCOMMERCIAL CREDITHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSSUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL SECTORCREDIT ACCESSFARM PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK RAISING PRACTICESRURAL GROWTHPOOR SMALLHOLDERSFARM ACTIVITIESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURELIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITYRURAL POVERTYAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL LANDSMALLHOLDER FARMERSANIMAL PRODUCTIONNUTRITIONACCESS TO FOODANIMAL HUSBANDRYACCESS TO MARKETSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSSOCIAL CAPITALRURAL FARMERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSBENEFIT DISTRIBUTIONIRRIGATIONFOOD CROPSAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIESSMALLHOLDER FARMINGORGANIC VEGETABLESPOST HARVESTRURAL AREASPOVERTYPOOR FARMERSCOMMUNITY FORESTRYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYLIVESTOCK REARINGHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATIONLACK OF INFORMATIONVETERINARY SERVICESLAND HOLDINGSRURAL DEVELOPMENTDISTRIBUTION OF LANDRURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOOR HOUSEHOLDSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22537