Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Cambodia Economic Forum focuses on rural development [-It may help if land-grabbing is stopped first]

May 09, 2007

Cambodia's key government officials and policy makers met here Wednesday to discuss ways to improve rural and agricultural development in order to help the country achieve its Millennium Development Goals.

They were discussing the issues at Cambodia the Economic Forum, the second of its kind organized by the Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) of Cambodia in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), according to a UNDP press release.

Their discussions focused on policy action that can provide inputs for further engagement within different government institutions on improving agricultural development in terms of increasing agriculture inputs, productivity and trade, the release said.

"To realize the ambitious Cambodian development goals, it will be essential to turn agriculture into a driver of economic growth and spread human development to the poor in the countryside," said Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Secretary General of the SNEC.

The first Cambodia Economic Forum was held in January 2006, which gave central attention to economic opportunities and threats facing Cambodia, the release said, adding that the forum generated a great deal of debate on the subject of the discovery of oil and gas and its socio-economic implications.

Source: Xinhua

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh good to see them maintaining and
reenforcing the "Rectangular
Strategy"!

Thank You, everone! and We love
you!!!