Agriculture and fishing
Agriculture
The cassava-boom undermining a leading conservation program
Sam Sak stands amidst a landscape of cleared earth, surrounded by cassava stems planted like flags to claim their place inside the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Jack Brook and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/the-cassava-boom-undermining-a-leading-conservation-program/
Cambodia, France discuss agricultural cooperation
Cambodian senior agriculture officials on Wednesday discussed the possibility of importing fresh apples from France and exporting fresh mangoes from Cambodia, according to a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501276689/cambodia-france-discuss-agricultural-cooperation/
Q1 milled rice exports soar to $126M on Europe sales uptick
Cambodia exported milled rice worth $126 million overseas in the first three months of 2023 – an increase of $20.9 million, or about 19.9 per cent, over the same period last year, according to data from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/q1-milled-rice-exports-soar-126m-europe-sales-uptick
Officials to Mondulkiri farmers: Grow white cabbages
Authorities are encouraging farmers in Mondulkiri province to grow white cabbages (Brassica oleracea var capitata f alba), citing favourable weather and high demand. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/officials-mondulkiri-farmers-grow-white-cabbages
Cambodia, Oz roll out Champei Sar 70 rice
After nearly a decade of research and development, Cambodia and Australia on April 5 jointly announced the official launch of a new fragrant rice variety named Champei Sar 70 (CPS 70) to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-oz-roll-out-champei-sar-70-rice
Introducing Champei Sar 70, Cambodia’s new fragrant rice variety
Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Wednesday launched a new fragrance rice variety named Champei Sar 70 (CPS 70) after nearly a decade of research and development, said a press statement. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501269060/introducing-champei-sar-70-cambodias-new-fragrant-rice-variety/
AFD pledges $435m for Cambodian development projects
AFD has pledged to pump its largest amount of funding to date into Cambodia in the form of $435 million to fund a raft of projects, with priority given to water and sanitation, agriculture, energy and vocational training sectors. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/afd-pledges-435m-for-cambodian-development-projects
Cambodia’s Hun Sen outlines new strategies for agriculture development
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has outlined the government’s new strategies for the development of the agriculture sector to create the fifth economic pole in the northeast part of the country ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264939/cambodias-hun-sen-outlines-new-strategies-for-agriculture-development/
Cambodian agri exports rise 7.8% to 8.6M tonnes
Cambodia formally exported 8.6 million tonnes of agricultural products to 74 markets last year worth nearly $5 billion, up 7.8 per cent from the 7.9 million tonnes booked in 2021, as agriculture contributed 22.2 per cent of the Kingdom’s 2022 gross domestic product (GDP), according ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-agri-exports-rise-78-86m-tonnes
Saing Koma connects rice millers with rural agriculture cooperatives
Yang Saing Koma, secretary of state at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, announced that the ministry has successfully negotiated the signing of rice supply contracts between rice mills and agricultural cooperatives in three provinces. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/saing-koma-connects-rice-millers-rural-agriculture-cooperatives
‘Kampot-Kep Salt’ GI association to be created ‘soon’
The process of establishing an association to represent and manage the “Kampot-Kep Salt” name once the commodity has been awarded domestic geographical indication (GI) status – expected late next month – is “progressing smoothly”, reported Bun Narin, the group’s acting president and number-one candidate for ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampot-kep-salt-gi-association-be-created-soon
B Meanchey credits vast irrigation system with farming success
Banteay Meanchey provincial governor Um Reatrey said agriculture is the life blood of the border province, were 85 per cent of the province’s 800,000 strong population are involved in cultivating crops. The province harvests between 900,000 and one million tonnes of rice a year. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b-meanchey-credits-vast-irrigation-system-farming-success
Tina enlists EuroCham in push for agri loans
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina on March 27 asked the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) to work with European banks to look into providing greater access to low-interest loans for Cambodian individuals and entities, with a focus on setting the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tina-enlists-eurocham-push-agri-loans
Cambodia may invest in Cuban rice production
Cambodia is considering investing in rice production in Cuba to help strengthen the Caribbean island nation’s capacity to ensure food security, as well as to increase the presence of the Kingdom’s varieties of the stable crop in international markets. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-may-invest-cuban-rice-production
$100M in rice financing set to ratchet up productivity
The rice industry has applauded government plans to invest an additional $100 million in the near future, towards ramping up production of the grains as well as the procurement of paddy for export-oriented processing. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/100m-rice-financing-set-ratchet-productivity
Tina enlists EuroCham in push for agri loans
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina on March 27 asked the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) to work with European banks to look into providing greater access to low-interest loans for Cambodian individuals and entities, with a focus on setting the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tina-enlists-eurocham-push-agri-loans
PM outlines new strategies for agriculture development
Keeping in mind the national policy 2022-2030, Prime Minister Hun Sen has outlined the government’s new strategies for the development of the agriculture sector to create the fifth economic pole in the northeast part of the country. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1262572/pm-outlines-new-strategies-for-agriculture-development/
PM Hun Sen supports the outcome of two new varieties of rice
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his full support to two new varieties of rice recently introduced to the farmers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501262044/pm-hun-sen-supports-the-outcome-of-two-new-varieties-of-rice/
Prey Veng, the biggest rice producer in Cambodia
Prey Veng is the leading province in Cambodia in terms of rice production for local consumption and export to foreign markets, affirmed Chea Somethy, Governor of Prey Veng province, at a press conference in Phnom Penh yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501261721/prey-veng-the-biggest-rice-producer-in-cambodia/
Tina suggests exploration of Israeli market
Agriculture minister Dith Tina asked Yaron Tamir, the CEO of Israeli agricultural capacity-building company Agrostudies, to examine the possibility of importing Cambodian agricultural products into Israel. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-suggests-exploration-israeli-market
UN’s FAO opens Cambodia office, plans $65M in projects
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) office in Cambodia intends to commence the implementation of a range of new projects in 2023 in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and other partners, with total funding of over $65 million, according ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uns-fao-opens-cambodia-office-plans-65m-projects
Takeo farmer’s diversification bet pays off
A farmer in Takeo province is reaping the benefits of diversification on his 1.6ha land in Borei Cholsar district. Previously, Sem Savry grew three crops of rice a year, but now, in addition to his rice, he feeds river shrimp and geese, and grows coconuts. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/takeo-farmers-diversification-bet-pays
Minister of Agriculture chaired a meeting to review the implementation process of ELC investment projects
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mr. Dith Tina, chaired a meeting to review the implementation of economic land concession investment projects at the ministry on March 16 to provide additional guidance to participate in solving economic land concessions effectively and benefit the national ...
Phnom Penh Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-03-17-0245-248103.html
Rubber exports edge up even as prices drop
Cambodia netted $79.370 million from the export of natural rubber latex and wood in the first two months of 2023, marking a slight increase year-on-year, even amid a decline in prices on international markets for the locally-produced white sap, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-exports-edge-even-prices-drop