In Cambodia local input markets are rudimentary and there is limited technical capacity in the smallholder farming sector. The challenges around the rural supply of inputs, farmer ability to purchase inputs, and farmer capacity to appropriately apply inputs to optimise their benefits are particularly acute.
This paper briefly presents the literature suggesting the challenges and solutions in the context of Cambodia. It examines the Fintrac-implemented approach to stimulate private sector input supply and demand at the smallholder level.
Intervention description
Drawing on field-based data, the paper provides lessons learned for stimulating commercially sustainable input markets in Cambodia.
Evidence methodology
Evidence is from the analysis of surveys undertaken by the project team into inputs suppliers and farmers.