Agriculture and fishing

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina to devise plans for guaranteeing a steady supply of high-quality seeds of the many varieties that the government currently stockpiles. ...

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has urged for the creation of local rice seed production bases to distribute to farmers who lack rice seeds without transporting from other areas. ...

About 15,000 tonnes of natural salt imported from India are now in stock to meet local demand, after adverse weather conditions dragged down domestic salt production this year to under 40,000 tonnes, roughly 30,000-60,000 tonnes fewer than estimates for annual nationwide consumption, according to industry ...

Cambodia netted more than $348 million from the export of rubber latex and wood in the first nine months of 2022, falling by nine per cent year-on-year due to downward pressure on global demand, especially from China and Europe, the latter of which has seen ...

Agricultural officials launched an operation on October 21 to vaccinate 1,496 cattle against foot and mouth disease in three villages in Chhnuor Meanchey commune of Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Netr Preah district. ...

A rice mill has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Mongolian business council that aims to see Cambodia export rice to the landlocked country in the near future. ...

More than 50 government, civil society organizations (CSOs), unions and private sector officials met at an October 20 forum to discuss the benefits and challenges in the agricultural sector related to free trade agreements (FTA). ...

While river fishermen are claiming to have had smaller catches this season, experts are predicting that this year’s freshwater fish yields will be double that of previous years. Heng Kong, director of the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute at the Fisheries Administration (FiA), predicted that ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon was removed from his position on October 8, with immediate effect, according to a Royal Decree. ...

Fishermen living in the northern provinces along the Chaktomuk River – including parts of the capital and neighbouring Kandal province – have resumed fishing after it was suspended from June 1 to September 30. ...

The Cambodian agro-food industry, even as a significant driver of economic growth, continues to be troubled by a collection of pressing issues, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon on October 3. ...

Rice output in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam is forecast to fall this year but stay above five-year averages in Cambodia and Thailand, according to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). ...

Hundreds of hectares of green plantations of Ly Yong Phat surrounded by mountains in Oral district, Kampong Speu province seem to reflect the prosperous lives of nearby villagers, but some people claim that they are living in a state of mental crisis due to the ...

Agricultural experts are providing technical support in raising animals and growing crops as the first step for the 153 households who have agreed to relocate to the Run Ta Ek eco-village from the Angkor Archaeological Park. ...

The Ministry of Planning will announce the results of the Cambodia Agricultural Survey 2021 (CAS2021) early next year, while a working group will begin the 2022 agricultural survey in early October. The CAS 2020 report showed that 57 per cent of household agricultural holdings are ...

With the heavy rainfall that have been experienced throughout Cambodia, the water levels of lakes and canals in Kandal have not gone down which promises a higher fish yield. ...

Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. ...

Cambodia’s natural fisheries resources have declined so significantly that they fail to meet consumers’ daily needs, according to a Wonders of the Mekong project statement on September 12. ...

China and the European markets remain the potential markets for Cambodia’s agricultural products, said key insiders, urging exporters and companies to focus on those two big markets for their processing of agricultural products. ...

Two firms – Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. and Cambodian Agriculture Cooperative Corporation Plc. (CACC) – have renewed their agreement on contract farming with farmers in Preah Vihear province. ...

Two new fishways, whose construction finished on August 24 will connect fish with critical upstream habitats vital to their life cycle. These fishways also demonstrate that small-scale fish passes are a feasible, relatively inexpensive solution to the problem of declining fish stocks. ...

Cambodia’s agriculture sector has been immune from Covid-inflicted impact and enjoyed strong growth during the pandemic as financing for the sector has increased, a leading banker said on Friday. ...

Vietnam Rubber Group JSC’s (VRG) natural-rubber processing plants in Cambodia have reportedly produced 109,526 tonnes of latex this year, equivalent to 78.23 per cent of the firm’s full-year target, as it strives to meet international demand for the milky white sap, especially from China – ...

Vietnam’s rubber investment in Cambodia has been contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth. Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, underlined so in a meeting with Mr Le Thanh Hung, General Director of the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) on Tuesday. ...