Calls for sustainable rice in the face of global warming

The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has called for private-public partnerships to secure a sustainable global rice supply while the sector is being increasingly impacted by climate change. At the 8th Annual Plenary and General Assembly of the SRP held in Siem Reap this week, 150 ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-federation-argue-against-european-tariffs-cambodian-exports

China increases rice import quota

Four days after the EU imposed tariffs on rice imported from Cambodia, China agreed on Monday to increase its import quota for Cambodian rice to 400,000 tonnes this year from the previous 300,000 tonnes. If Cambodia can supply the quantity under the new Chinese quota, ...

Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-increases-rice-import-quota

Tariff-free through EU loophole?

Cambodians may be able to market rice in the EU tariff-free if they sell the semi-processed grain to European millers instead of finished products to end consumers, as the former is still subject to a zero tax rate, said an exporter. ...

Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tariff-free-through-eu-loophole

Cambodian rice to lose EU duty-free status

The Cambodian rice sector is set to lose its duty-free export status to the EU today – its major rice market – after the European bloc decided to impose tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar to curb a surge in such imports. ...

Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-rice-lose-eu-duty-free-status

Kingdom’s rice exports down 1.5%

The Kingdom’s rice exports saw a 1.5 per cent drop last year compared to 2017 due to the industry’s lingering challenges – the cost of production and competition with the international market. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries figures show that the country exported 626,225 ...

Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-rice-exports-down-15

Increase in rice facilities boosts price of Kingdom’s paddy rice

As a result of more rice facilities constantly being installed, the price of paddy rice for the 2018-2019 season was between 900 riel and 1,300 riel ($0.22 and $0.32) per kg, an increase on the previous season, according to industry insiders. Cambodia Rice Federation vice-president ...

Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/increase-rice-facilities-boosts-price-kingdoms-paddy-rice

Chinese to invest in Kingdom’s rice

China’s Henan Yuguang International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co Ltd (HYIETC) has expressed interest in investing in the Kingdom’s rice facilities – a move welcomed by the government and the rice industry.​ ...

Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-invest-kingdoms-rice

China should invest in Battambang milling plant

The Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak urged a Hunan-based company to take advantage of the vast, untapped potential in the agricultural sector and to invest in an export processing plant in Battambang. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50519249/china-should-invest-in-battambang-milling-plant/

Commerce Ministry intervenes to stop fall in rice price

The Ministry of Commerce is taking action to stop a drop in the price of white rice. Following reports of a fast decline in the price of the commodity, the Ministry of Commerce started working with local authorities to gather information in major rice-producing areas, ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50513263/commerce-ministry-intervenes-to-stop-fall-in-rice-price/

IFC to step-up sustainable agriculture in Cambodia

A new partnership between the International Financial Corporation, London-based Mars Food and local company Battambang Rice Investment Co., Ltd, seeks to boost sustainable farming practices in the Kingdom. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50493519/ifc-to-step-up-sustainable-agriculture-in-cambodia/

Rice deal with Papua New Guinea on the table

Cambodian could soon be exporting its world-renowned rice to the Oceanian nation of Papua New Guinea after trade representatives from both countries held negotiations last week. ...

Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50491622/rice-deal-with-papua-new-guinea-on-the-table/

Chinese lab promises help for Cambodia’s agriculture sector

A Chinese laboratory pledged this week to aid the development of Cambodia’s agricultural sector by sharing expertise, technology and human resources. Representatives of the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Centre, located in China’s southern province of Hunan, made the pledge on Sunday during an official visit ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50490139/chinese-lab-promises-help-for-cambodias-agriculture-sector/

Japonica rice ready for farming

Officially called ‘oryza sativa japonica’, the rice variety will be planted in 200,000 hectares around the country, and will be shipped primarily to China, where it is very popular, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said Monday. ...

Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50487612/japonica-rice-ready-for-farming/

Blockchain tech to link up local farmers and foreign buyers

Oxfam Cambodia and Amru Rice will launch next month a pilot programme based on blockchain and smart contract technology to improve living standards for local farmers. The project, called BlocRice, is powered by cutting-edge technologies and aims to improve farmers’ livelihoods by increasing the transparency and ...

Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50113478/blockchain-tech-to-link-up-local-farmers-and-foreign-buyers/

Floating rice: The climate-resilient alternative for Cambodia’s food production

Grown in floods and thriving without pesticides, floating rice offers Cambodia a sustainable alternative for its eco-friendly food production amid threats from climate change. ...

Pichayada Promchertchoo
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/floating-rice-cambodia-food-production-alternative-9937896

Rice storage facilities ready next month

The rice storage facilities funded by the government under a lending scheme will be ready within a month, with sector insiders claiming they will be key in helping the ailing rice industry recover. The government has disbursed more than $30 million in loans to build silos, ...

Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50105719/rice-storage-facilities-ready-next-month/

GI status for Tonle Sap rice under consideration

Rice authorities in the kingdom are exploring the possibility of applying for Geographical Indication (GI) status for rice grown in areas around the Tonle Sap Lake.   ...

Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103691/gi-status-for-tonle-sap-rice-under-consideration/

Unifying brand name unveiled as Rice Federation addresses its flaws

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) today announced a new “Malys Angkor” brand to be used as the official moniker for four species of Cambodian fragrant rice. The first day of the two-day Cambodia Rice Forum also featured the release of a remarkably frank report on the ...

Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/unifying-brand-name-unveiled-rice-federation-addresses-its-flaws-0

New MoU to study japonica rice variety

In a bid to expand the markets abroad for Cambodian rice, the Ministry of Agriculture has reached an agreement with two Chinese firms to cooperate in conducting research on the high-yielding rice variety known as oryza sativa japonica. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on ...

Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103456/new-mou-to-study-japonica-rice-variety/

Chinese delegation explores local market

A delegation of some of China’s biggest companies in the food-processing industry is scouring the local market for investment opportunities in the agriculture sector. Headed by He Jianxiang, the deputy director-general of the Bureau of Product Processing at China’s Ministry of Agriculture, the delegation met ...

Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50100169/chinese-delegation-explores-local-market/

China order lifts rice imports for 2017

Cambodian rice exports in 2017 increased 17 percent by volume compared to the year before, with exporters pushing to fill orders under China’s expanded import quota while shipments to European markets remained steady, according to Agriculture Ministry figures. ...

Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-order-lifts-rice-imports-2017

New forum to tackle problems in rice sector

Next month the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) will hold the sixth edition of the Cambodia Rice Forum, bringing major stakeholders in the sector together to discuss the future of the local rice industry and create a joint effort to ramp up production and exports. ...

Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5095643/new-forum-tackle-problems-rice-sector/

EU countries move to limit rice imports from Cambodia

Italy, along with six other European Union countries, has filed a fresh request to European Commission to limit the volume of rice imported from the Kingdom by activating a “safeguard clause” that allows EU member states to impose barriers to protect against trade imbalances. ...

Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-countries-move-limit-rice-imports-cambodia

Rice sector optimistic as harvest wraps on Rumduol

Rice farmers and millers are confident that the price for premium fragrant paddy will continue to increase over the next two weeks as the annual harvest season for Phka Rumduol wraps up. However, farmers complain that they are still facing long-standing problems that could see ...

Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-optimistic-harvest-wraps-rumduol

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