Chinese government grants $400,000 for China-Cambodia-UNDP Trilateral Cassava Pilot project

On May 21, 2013, the Chinese government provided a US$400,000 grant for Phase 2 of the China-Cambodia-UNDP Trilateral Cassava Pilot project to develop Cambodia's cassava industry (or 中国-柬埔寨-UNDP三方合作木薯试点二期项目).

At the start of the project in December 2010, Cambodia and China signed a Protocol on the Exports of Cambodian Cassava to the Chinese Market, which aimed to increase the Cambodian share of cassava in the market and facilitate exports to China.

The China-Cambodia-UNDP three-party cooperative cassava pilot project has two phases: Phase 1 was from December 27th, 2011 to January 16th, 2012 and Phase 2 was from May 21st, 2013 to March 2015 ("中国-柬埔寨-联合国开发计划署三方合作木薯试点项目概览"). The first phase of the project helped train Cambodian farmers.

On May 21, 2013, the launching ceremony of Phase 2 of the project was held in Phnom Penh ("中国-柬埔寨-UNDP三方合作木薯试点二期项目启动"). For Phase 2, the Ministry of Commerce of China agreed to provide US$400,000 to this project.

This is the first time the Chinese government provided financial support for this project ("中国-柬埔寨-联合国开发计划署三方合作木薯试点项目概览"). Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.