Agriculture

 Cambodia withdrew from the two-decade-old Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV-DTA), a regional cooperation initiative that had faced protests and online criticism just months earlier. The decision comes after the government arrested nearly 100 would-be protestors, including minors. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea has called for stronger cooperation between Cambodia and New Zealand, particularly in agriculture, agro-processing, and human resource development. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet Tuesday lauded the efforts and achievements of modern farming communities and called for more such farming communities across the country. ...

Cambodia is negotiating with some countries in the region on rice trade deals to expand the Cambodian rice market, said Cham Nimul, Minister of Commerce on Tuesday. ...

In a bid to promote sustainable agriculture and stabilise local rice prices, a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has urged Cambodian farmers to shift their focus toward cultivating local rice varieties. ...

The President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) Chan Sokheang, stated that this year, Cambodia’s rice exports will expand into new markets, including several islands and nine additional countries, with most buyers purchasing fragrant rice. ...

Cambodia Friday urged Indonesian companies to invest 100 percent in rice mills with options to export not only to Indonesia but also to other countries as well. ...

Farmers are being urged to cultivate the award-winning Sen Kro Ob 01 fragrant rice variety due to its potential for bigger yields and higher prices, both domestically and internationally. ...

Cambodia launched a $27 million project on Thursday to enhance the sustainability, export, competitiveness, and inclusiveness of the Kingdom’s cashew nut and pepper industries, according to a joint press release. ...

The Philippines is committed to boosting investment in Cambodia’s rice and pepper sector for export to the Philippine market. ...

The Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha, on Saturday led a team of officers to inspect the progress of the Dang Kambit Reservoir Development Project in Sre Khsach Village, Dang Kambit Commune, Sandan District, Kampong Thom province, financed by the Export-Import Bank of ...

With the trade volume between Cambodia and Indonesia exceeding $1 billion in 2023, the two countries on Thursday agreed to expedite the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice trade.​ ...

The government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of farmers under the Pentagonal Strategy are proving successful, with 250 agricultural specialists having already assisted over 110,000 farmers in increasing their yield during the first stage of the programme. The second stage, which aims to recruit and ...

Cambodia has exported some 143,481 tonnes of bananas in the first seven months of this year, a decline of 20.59% over the same period in 2023, a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) showed. ...

Cambodia has become the world’s second-largest producer of raw cashew nuts, with a total production of 830,000 tonnes in the last seven months of 2024, according to the report of the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC). ...

Farmers in Battambang province are being urged to reduce their use of chemical pesticides to combat insect infestations as the rice harvest approaches, due to concerns over the impact on quality, public health and export potential to international markets. ...

More than 300 hectares of dry season rice in Kampong Cham’s Cheung Prey and Batheay districts have been affected by a lack of water, while the flash floods in Kampong Thom province have begun to recede, reducing some of the damage to affected crops. ...

Cambodia exported a total of 379,546 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of 2024, earning a revenue of $280 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Monday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has expressed optimism that the ongoing construction of the Kampong Kor Dam and water diversion Stung Slap Dam will give a major boost to agricultural productivity in Kampong Thom province. ...

Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) and Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create the Center of Excellence (CoE) to conduct research on green financing in agriculture in Cambodia. ...

Kampong Thom province and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries including trade and investment, education, tourism and agriculture. ...

Crop insurance coverage has increased more than 40 percent to cover over 76,000 farmers in the country, as per data shared at an event titled, ‘Updates of Insurance Market in Cambodia’, held on Thursday in Phnom Penh. ...

Cambodia exported more than 545,000 tonnes of raw cashew nut in the first semester of 2024, an increase of 50 percent compared to the same period in 2023, said a report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Wednesday. ...

Cambodia exported 338,654 tonnes of milled rice in the first six months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said on Tuesday. ...