Agriculture and fishing

On 25 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $2-million grant to formulate a master plan of eastern Mekong Delta-IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Cambodia. This project aims at mitigating the damages caused by ...

On 23 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release regarding the price of agriculture products, including mangoes which are fluctuated seasonally and depended on the size of supply and demand. To expand the market, the Ministry of Agriculture has ...

On 04 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release responding to the concerns among the public over the falling price of mangoes growing in Cambodia. The Ministry calls on all mango growers to register their mango farms for export ...

 On 18 December 2020, Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, KUSANONE, US$392,371 in total, for constructing road in Koh Kong province, rehabilitating irrigation system in Kampong Chhnang province and strengthening agricultural Cooperatives in Mondulkiri province. H.E. Mr. MIKAMI ...

On 14 December 2020, the General Department of Agriculture released a press release responding to the VOD’s news article posted on 11 December 2020, entitled “Vegetables left to spoil on Kandal farms as farmers can’t find buyers“. According to the announcement, the Agricultural General Department ...

On 16 November 2020, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) issued a statement completely rejecting the allegations made in a petition by a group of former CNRP activists in one of Australia’s regions and calling for a stop in using farmers as a political stepping stone ...

On 27 July 2020, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) jointly issued a report revealing human rights abuses and environmental devastation as private developments threaten to flood ...

On 25 February 2020, the Embassy of Japan has issued a press release on the Japanese government’s grant for the construction of irrigation systems, improve maternal and child health and WASH, and capacity building of youth. The Government of Japan has agreed to provide US$890,471 ...

The Government of Japan has agreed to provide US$179,308 in total for two recipient organisations under the framework, the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (“KUSANONE” Grant). The Grant Contracts were signed today between H.E. Mr. MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan ...

On 29 November, the Government of Japan agreed to provide IVY with US$439,261 for “Support to the smallholder farmers through contract farming of organic cashew nuts through Agriculture Cooperatives (Year 2)”. The Grant Contract was signed between H. E. Mr. Mikami Masahiro, Ambassador Extraordinary and ...

On 06 June 2019, His Excellency CHEA Sophara, with His Excellency Say Samal; representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met the EU Fact-Finding Mission on the Implementation of the ...

On 24 October 2018, at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Minister of Land Management together with the representatives of the Ministry of Interior, Kratie Provincial Administration, and the protesting representatives on regarding to land disputes in the concession area, where the ...

On 15-16 June 2018, Prime Minister Hun Sen led a high-level delegation to attend the 8th ACMECS and the 9th CLMV Summit, in Bangkok, Thailand. The ACMECS Summit underscored the importance of cooperative implementation of three main pillars of the ACMECS Master Plan, together with Joint Statement ...

On 29 December 2017, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has released a press release on the outcome of the dispute resolution between the concessions sugar cane exporters and citizens in Preah Vihear. From 04 September to 03 October 2017, the Ministry ...

On 08 November 2017, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery announced to the public that the draft on Agricultural land law is pending. ...

On 10 October 2017, a meeting discussion on “Solutions to the Disputed Economic Land Concession for Sugar Cane Plantation for Exportation” in 4 provinces: Koh Kong, Kompong Speu, Preah Vihear, and Oddar Meanchey, was held at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, ...

The Government of Japan has agreed to provide US$242,367 to Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Rural Development for “The Project for Constructing Bridges in two Communes in Kaoh Nheaek District, Mondulkiri Province” under the framework of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (“KUSANONE” Grant), ...

On 06 April 2017, Save Cambodia’s Wildlife (SCW) has released a press release on its website about “Study: Impacts of ELCs on the forest and livelihoods & SCW’s action”. In the end of 2016, SCW in cooperation with lecturers from the Royal University of Phnom ...

On 25 July 2016, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries  announced that by the end of the first half of this year, Ministry of Agriculture had collected about $600,000 in taxes from economic land concessions (ELCs) from 21 of the 233 private companies that received ...

On 6th June in Fisheries Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), an agreement was signed by H.E Nao Thuok, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia and Mr. Adachi Itsu, Chief Representative of JICA Cambodia Office for implementation of ...