Publication

This report evaluates Cambodia as a potential long-term source of agricultural staples for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states as part of their national food security policy strategies. The main conclusion drawn is that the acquisition of agricultural land in developing countries is a poor and risky strategy for the objective of securing food supplies for GCC states. Instead, the report proposes a potentially more reliable path to deliver the desired food security objectives by investing in smallholder agriculture instead of large-scale land acquisition.