World Bank2015-08-192015-08-192015https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22509This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSANITATIONPOPULATION DENSITIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSPOULTRYVETERINARY SERVICESCOSTS OF TRAVELAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL GROWTHFISHTHAILANDPRICE OF FUELCOST OF TRAVELROAD IMPROVEMENTSBEANSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONTRANSPORT ANALYSISVEHICLESTRANSPORTATION COSTSUNITED NATIONSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTTRANSPORTATION RESEARCHTRENDEMISSIONSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTCASSAVAGASOLINERURAL TRANSPORTJOURNEYAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONIFPRICAPACITY BUILDINGAGRONOMYLORRIESSUBSIDYTRAFFICROAD INFRASTRUCTURETAXPLANNINGROAD MAINTENANCEMILLED RICESECTORAL DEVELOPMENTCROP VARIETIESWATER RESOURCESAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANKPOVERTY REDUCTIONPLANSFERTILIZERSMAIZEROADCROP PRODUCTIONARABLE LANDCOSTSAGRICULTURAL INPUTAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESTRAININGROAD NETWORKTRANSPORTPOPULATION GROWTHSEEDSDRYLAND AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSMOBILITYSOYBEANSTAX EXEMPTIONSEXTERNALITIESACCESS ROADSINTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTELAND TAKEFINANCIAL REPORTINGMARKETSDRAINAGEVEGETABLESTRUEFORESTRYNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHINDICATORSRESEARCHAVERAGE YIELDLENGTH OF ROADFARMINGLIVESTOCKROAD IMPROVEMENTFARMERSTRAVEL TIMESRURAL ROADSNATURAL RESOURCESCAPITAL INVESTMENTSSUBSIDIESROAD QUALITYCOMMODITY PRICECROPSINFRASTRUCTURETAXESLAND USESOIL MANAGEMENTPADDY RICETECHNOLOGYCROP YIELDSEMISSIONINITIATIVESEXTENSION AGENTSFOOD SECURITYTRAVELTRANSPORTATIONPOLICIESCROPCLIMATE CHANGEAGRICULTURAL CROPSTRANSPARENCYCOSTS OF TRANSPORTATIONAGRIBUSINESSTRUCKSCARSAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSRICE CROPSPOPULATION GROWTH RATESHOUSEHOLD TRAVELBUDGETSINFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATIONRURAL INFRASTRUCTUREREPORTSPEANUTSAGRICULTURESOIL MOISTUREFAOFUEL PRICESRICE RESEARCHCOMPOST MAKINGPEST MANAGEMENTMOTORBIKE TRAVELGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEIRRIAGRICULTURAL INPUTSOMROADSCOST OF TRANSPORTATIONINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSLENGTH OF ROADSFISHERIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSIRRIGATION SYSTEMSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERIFADTRANSPORTATION COSTINVESTMENTIRRIGATIONPATRONAGEACIARRAILFUELTRIPPOPULATIONAGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYINVESTMENTSRICECOSTS OF TRANSPORTCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISAGRICULTURE POLICIESCOMMODITIESROAD CONDITIONSCULVERTSTRANSPORT COSTSNOISECAPITAL INVESTMENTCOMMODITY PRICESADBTRAVEL TIMERURAL DEVELOPMENTSEASONSCOST ANALYSISPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONReportWorld Bank10.1596/22509