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Kingdom inks Programme for Country Partnership
Sun, 13 December 2020
The government on December 10 signed a revised Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) document with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).
UNIDO director-general Li Yong and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Cham Prasidh endorsed the document via video link, the UNIDO said in a press release.
It said the document is tailored to foster industrial diversification, special economic zone development, innovation and support for the development of agro-value chains, with emphasis on those linked to the ailing tourism sector.
The London-based NGO Agriculture for Impact defines agricultural value chains as “the flow of products, knowledge and information between smallholder farmers and consumers.
UNIDO and Royal Government of Cambodia sign Programme for Country Partnership
PHNOM PENH, 10 December 2020 – United Nations Industrial Development (UNIDO) Director General, LI Yong, and Cambodia’s Senior Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, Kitti Settha Pandita Cham Prasidh, have today signed a Programme for Country Partnership.
The signing of the Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) constitutes a landmark in UNIDO’s support for Cambodia’s goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030. The programme will support the development of agro-value chains, including those with linkages to the tourism sector, and will also foster industrial diversification and innovation, including through special economic zone development. Cross-cutting components in the area of industrial policy and statistics, quality infrastructure, sustainable energy, and the circular economy, as well as women’s empowerment and youth employment, will ensure a comprehensiv