EU Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems-(EU CAPSAFE) Agriculture is a crucial sector of Cambodia¿s economy with a largely untapped opportunity for investing in green growth and decent jobs. The sector remains a significant contributor to the country¿s total GDP (22.8%), and engages 32% of the total labour force. The sector has undergone a significant structural transformation characterised mainly by diminishing GDP share, labour force outflows, and decelerated growth rate, with a growth model based on farmland expansion, cheap labour and high commodity prices.This action supports this green transformation under the Global Gateway by promoting investment in sustainable production practices and in local processing for increased added value, with a strong focus on agro-ecological and deforestation free principles, quality and food safety standards, and decent work. It does this by supporting the national and local authorities to develop and implement relevant policies and regulatory framework, particularly in support of the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and climate change-related law implementation, and by supporting key players in the sector (smallholder farmers, cooperatives/associations/federations, social enterprises, MSMEs, research institutes) to acquire knowledge and green technologies that are applied and invested for production and processing, in compliance with quality and food safety standards for the ASEAN and EU export markets. The action aims to focus on two priority value chains (cashew nuts and pepper) to build a successful pilot model of niche, high quality products which can then be scaled up to other value chains in support of the diversification of Cambodia¿s economy. The impact of this action is to contribute to green growth and decent jobs by promoting climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture value chain development in Cambodia. The Specific Objective (Outcome) of this action is: improved sustainability, competitiveness and inclusiveness of the selected agriculture value chains with higher local value added for export to regional (ASEAN) and premium markets including EU.The action consist of 3 outputs:1.Strengthened national systems on agri-food safety and climate-resilient agriculture, including decent work2.Increased productivity of cashew nuts and pepper with climate-resilient and sustainable intensification practices including de-forestation free production3.Increased local value addition of cashew nut and pepper  for export to ASEAN and international markets including EUThis action contributes to TEI1 on Sustainable landscapes, forests and agriculture; and the regional EU-ASEAN Green Initiative and EU ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity. The action is also designed in close synergy with other EU programmes, including EU GATE, Transforming Technical Education EU-Cambodia Partnership, and ASPIRE-AT, as beneficiaries of this action will be empowered to access ASPIRE-AT funding for production and processing. The action is aligned with the principle of the EU-Cambodia MIP (2021-2027), while supporting Cambodian government¿s wider vision and commitments under the Paris Agreement. It contributes to the EU Green Deal, particularly the EU Bioeconomy strategy, the EU circular economy action plan, and the Farm to Fork strategy.The action mainly targets the SDG 2, with also a strong focus on SDG 13 and 12. It also contributes to SDG 1, 5 and 8, through measures to improve credit access, profit and decent work, with a gender equality angle.