Asia Pacific

Cambodia

Food Systems Transformation

Transforming Cambodia's food systems to become more sustainable, inclusive and resilient

Total funding allocated

US $ 360000

Co-funding by UN agencies

US $ 110000

Brief Description

The joint programme titled 'Transforming Cambodia’s food systems to become more sustainable, inclusive and resilient' aims to enhance the resilience, sustainability, and inclusivity of Cambodia's food systems through collaborative efforts by FAO, WFP, and UNICEF, focusing on policy development, financing strategies, and capacity building for decision-makers and stakeholders.

The program transforms Cambodia's food systems to enhance sustainability, inclusivity, and resilience. It strengthens the enabling environment for food systems, facilitating financing for economic, nutritional, and environmental outcomes while building the capacities of decision-makers and stakeholders. The initiative updates the National Food Systems Roadmap, focusing on climate change and gender equity, and identifies key transformative interventions. With an anticipated reach of 250 people, the program aims to improve food security and nutrition, ultimately enhancing climate resilience and advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Expected key results

The three outputs of this JP are all related to the transforming global food systems transition investment pathway to deliver the SDGs. These are also aligned to Outcome 1 of the UNSDCF which focuses on human development. They are particularly relevant to Output 1.2: Better protection against all forms of malnutrition. However, it will also support the UNSDCF Outcome 2 – Economic Transformation particularly the investment plan for Output 2.4: Finance to support the attainment of the SDGs is more diversified and sustainable. It will also support Output 2.1: Agrifood systems are more efficient, climate-adapted, inclusive, formalised and safer through developing policy that will support nutritional sensitive inclusive agrifood value chains. In addition, they also contribute to UNSDCF Outcome 3 Environment, specifically Output 3.3 Governance and policies on climate change, including on carbon, are strengthened and the engagement of all stakeholders is enhanced and Output 3.4: The adaptive capacity of systems and communities to climate change and disasters is strengthened. These priorities are strategically aligned with the broader objectives of Cambodia’s Pentagonal Strategy – Phase 1 (2023-2028).

The food systems SDG transition is a key driver of this JP. In this way it will advance the achievement of SDG2 in Cambodia by identifying sectoral changes required and win-win and trade-offs to ensure goals are met. By promoting increased resilience and carbon mitigating food systems, in the context of climate change, the JP’s goal also aligns to SDG transition on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution while the investment strategy will contribute to the SDG transition on job creation.

This JP equally is aligned with each of the four Engine room actions. The first JP output (national capacities and framework to transform food systems are enhanced) as well as two of the sub outputs (the update of Cambodia Food system Roadmap and costing of Joint Priorities for the 3rd NSFSN target the embedding of the food systems transformation policy shift. The investment plan will deliver the framework that enables the ‘deal room’ required to provide the necessary private sector, IFI and donor financing from diverse sources. This will support the enabling environment for the sustainable delivery of market-ready, bankable projects to drive the necessary transformation in Cambodia’s food systems sustainably in the future.