Agriculture
Agricultural commodities, processing and products
Hun Sen orders block on all illegal importation of pork
Ministries, relevant institutions, National and Military Police, the Phnom Penh Municipality and provincial halls nationwide are to work with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to halt the illegal import of pigs and pork products, he said. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-orders-block-all-illegal-importation-pork
Farmers called on to up organic vegetable yields
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the private sector has called on farmers to increase organic vegetable yields to meet demand from Phnom Penh’s supermarkets and restaurants. The push was made during a visit last week by Gilbert F Houngbo, International Fund for ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/farmers-called-organic-vegetable-yields
Officials: Week without rain will damage paddy fields
Siem Reap and Battambang provincial officials have expressed concerns that another week without rainfall will damage more than 65,000ha of paddy fields. Siem Reap provincial Department of Agriculture director Tea Kimsoth told The Post on Tuesday that 4,800ha of paddy fields in Srei Snam, Kralanh ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-week-without-rain-will-damage-paddy-fields
‘Focusing on fragrant rice will help meet export target to Indonesia’
Cambodia can meet its 100,000 tonne annual export target to Indonesia if more focus is placed on fragrant rice, exporters have said. In 2012, Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to export 100,000 tonnes of rice to Indonesia annually, but the target was never ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/focusing-fragrant-rice-will-help-meet-export-target-indonesia
Seven provinces hit by drought, ministry uses pumps to save crops
Some 39,966ha of paddy fields across seven provinces have been hit by drought, with the Ministry of Water Resources and authorities using pumps to save crops in areas near sources of water. Officials said the drought in these areas could continue for more than another month. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/seven-provinces-hit-drought-ministry-uses-pumps-save-crops
Chinese firm plans to invest in cotton if second test a success
Chinese company Jiangsu Lianfa Textile Co Ltd plans to invest in cotton in Pursat province to process fabrics and supply the Kingdom’s garment factories, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-firm-plans-invest-cotton-if-second-test-success
Pig sale from ASF areas allowed
As African Swine Fever (ASF) ravages five Cambodian provinces, causing more than $600,000 in losses to local farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Saturday it will now allow the sale of disease-free pigs from afflicted areas. A total of 3,211 pigs ...
Khorn Savi and Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pig-sale-asf-areas-allowed
Cambodia seeks to export rice to Africa through Korean firms
Cambodia plans to export rice to African markets through South Korean companies, as its EU market share showed signs of drop in the first half of this year. In addition to the Chinese market, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) expects exports to Africa to help ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-seeks-export-rice-africa-through-korean-firms
Socfin Cambodia announces success of 2018 CSR initiatives
Socfin Cambodia, a leader in the development and management of rubber plantations in the Kingdom, announced its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) accomplishments in a press release issued on Monday. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/socfin-cambodia-announces-success-2018-csr-initiatives
Cambodia's EU rice exports fall sharply after tariffs; China sales up
Cambodia’s rice exports to the European Union fell sharply in the first half of the year following the imposition of tariffs, official data showed on Monday, but the loss was offset by increased sales to China. The EU in January imposed tariffs for three years ...
Cambodia’s rice exports to China exceed those to EU
Cambodia exported more rice to China than the EU for the first time during the first half of this year, a report from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality said. The report shows that the Kingdom’s rice exports during the first ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodias-rice-exports-china-exceed-those-eu
Ministry calls for stricter controls to stop cassava virus
The Ministry of Agriculture is calling for stricter border controls after 12 provinces recently reported cases of the mosaic virus in cassava plantations, according to a ministry official. The cassava mosaic virus has been spreading around the country through the work of farmers but originates from ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50620241/ministry-calls-for-stricter-controls-to-stop-cassava-virus/
Land dispute claims of 197 families rejected
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a statement on Monday rejecting the land dispute claims of 197 families in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district. A ministry press release dated Monday said a related land dispute involving 987 families over sugar ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-dispute-claims-197-families-rejected
ASF spread ‘being monitored’
A government animal health official is monitoring the possible spread of African swine fever into new provinces bordering Vietnam. This follows an outbreak in Ratanakkiri in March, which was hoped had been kept under control. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asf-spread-%E2%80%98being-monitored%E2%80%99
Paddy fields in Battambang rescued from drought
Officials said that the nearly 20,000ha of paddy fields in Battambang’s Sangke district that faced drought have been rescued, with parts of the province receiving some rain recently. Chhim Vichara, the director of the provincial agricultural department, said on Tuesday that although some 18,000ha of ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/paddy-fields-battambang-rescued-drought
Kingdom, China ink contract for rice storage facilities, drying silos
Cambodia signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract on the “Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Exports Project” with Chinese state-owned company CITIC Construction Co Ltd to build rice storage facilities and drying silos in strategic locations in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Economy and ...
Rice project benefits over 1K families
More than 1,000 families living inside and near wildlife sanctuaries in the Kingdom’s northern provinces have seen their livelihood significantly boosted thanks to an NGO-initiated project. And most of the families have become role models for farmers and natural resource conservationists due to the efforts ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rice-project-benefits-over-1k-families
Cambodian farmers take Thai sugar giant to court
After years of protesting, two Cambodian farmers make their case this week in a Bangkok court against Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, who they blame for the loss of their livelihoods. The stakes are high for the farmers and the company. The villagers from Cambodia are trying to convince the ...
Leonie Kijewski
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/190612123127160.html
CRF awaits response from EU
The European Court of Justice has yet to make a pronouncement regarding a lawsuit filed by the Cambodia Rice Federation in April against the European Union’s decision to impose tariffs on Cambodian Indica rice. The information was revealed during a CRF meeting Friday chaired by president ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50612498/crf-awaits-response-from-eu/
Agriculture ministry warns of legal action over pig import loopholes
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has warned that it will take legal action against its provincial departments and production offices if they maintain any loopholes which allow live pigs or pork products that might be contaminated with African swine fever to be imported ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/agriculture-ministry-warns-legal-action-over-pig-import-loopholes
Salt yields hampered by labour shortages
The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts is holdings discussions with other ministries to find solutions to some of the challenges salt production faces in the Kingdom, particularly a shortage of labour and adverse weather conditions. Ministry spokesman Um Sotha told Khmer Times yesterday that the biggest ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50608530/salt-yields-hampered-by-labour-shortages/
Rice industry insiders optimistic
With more plans for rice storage and silos in Cambodia, industry insiders have expressed their optimism that a lack of facilities will not pose a challenge for the Kingdom’s rice market this year. Cambodian Rice Federation vice-president Norng Veasna said thanks to efforts from the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-industry-insiders-optimistic
Hun Sen urges public to grow veggies naturally
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday urged the public to grow fruits and vegetables organically as these are healthier alternatives to crops grown using agrochemicals. Mr Hun Sen posted on his Facebook page that the Kingdom’s land was fertile and suitable for growing fruits and ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50603816/hun-sen-urges-public-to-grow-veggies-naturally/
‘VN pigs test negative for ASF’
A top veterinarian told The Post on Tuesday that 45 pigs illegally transported into Svay Rieng province from Vietnam did not have African swine fever (ASF) after tests carried out at Phnom Penh’s General Directorate of Animal Health and Production came back negative. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vn-pigs-test-negative-asf