DGRV/German Co- Operative and Raiffeisen Confederation Cambodia

DGRV – the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation is the national apex organization and top- level auditing confederation of the cooperative sector in Germany. Since more than 40 years, DGRV is engaged in international development cooperation. In more than 30 partner countries, DGRV provides consultancy and helps to develop cooperative systems and structures aiming at a sustainable development of the cooperative sector.

In Cambodia, we are working in the framework of the regional project “Economic Inclusion through Sustainable Cooperative Systems in Asia" (2021 - 2023) which is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Our vision is to support the development of a sustainable and inclusive cooperative sector in the country, which unlocks economic opportunities and ultimately improves the livelihoods of cooperative members across the country. We follow a holistic approach, working on the micro-, meso-, and macro- level: supporting sustainable and business-oriented cooperative enterprises, their support structures as well as conducive framework conditions.

In addition to supporting agricultural cooperatives (ACs) through local partners at the micro-level, the development of cooperative unions and alliance structures is becoming increasingly important. In 2021 DGRV started to actively support the newly established Cambodian Agricultural Cooperative Alliance (CACA), the national apex body responsible for representing the interests of all ACs throughout the country. Our work with CACA will focus on developing their member services. Besides implementing cooperative audit as a tool for organizational development, CACA and DGRV will work together to develop a training platform for its cooperative members. On the macro-level, DGRV supports state institutions with the creation and further development of necessary legal and regulatory framework conditions.