Agriculture and fishing

On 23 June 2024, Fisheries Administration issued a press release on the discovery of Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin in Cambodia’s sea at the intersection of Kampong Som and Koh Rong road on their official social media site. According to the press, after seeing the publication of ...

On 28 August 2023, the spokespersons for the Prime Minister’s Office issued a press release on the outcome of a meeting between His Excellency Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency Chung Hwang-Keun, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural ...

On 13 August 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release confirming the case of the import of “piranha” fish, which shocked the public. The Fisheries Administration visited and inspected the case on 6 August 2023. The business owner signed a ...

On 9 August 2023, the Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release to inform the public after finding a 1.01-meter-long female Irrawaddy dolphin weighing 14.4 kg, about two months old, dead of trapping in nets in Peam village, ...

On 26 April 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on the preparation and response to hot weather.Late arrival conditions with low to moderate rainfall and the possibility of a dry season that can occur and last from early July ...

On 07 April 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Japan to extend loan for irrigation and drainage project in the southwest Phnom Penh region.His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency UENO Atsushi will sign the Exchange of ...

On 26 March 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on RFA’s denial of information regarding agricultural markets.The General Department of Agriculture claims that RFA’s coverage of “Farmers in Kandal province desperate to grow crops after plowing vegetables due to ...

On 28 March 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on the denial of RFA broadcasts regarding fishing crimes.The Fisheries Administration rejects RFA’s report on “People claiming that fishing crimes are on the rise in the Tonle Sap area of ...

On​ 10​ March​ 2023,​ Singapore-based​ private​ equity​ fund​ manager,​ Emerging​ Markets​ Investment​ Advisers,​ announced​ its​ first​ investment​ in​ Amru​ Rice,​ Cambodia’s​ largest​ certified​ organic​ rice​ producer​ and​ exporter,​ through​ its​ new​ fund,​ ASEAN​ Frontier​ Markets​ Fund​ (AFMF).​ ...

On 22 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Japan to offer grant to expand water supply system.His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency TAKEI Shunsuke will sign the Exchange of Notes on the extension of Japanese ...

On 1-3 February 2023, to expand the rice market, a delegation from the Ministry of Commerce led by H.E. Kim Srey Roth, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, H.E. Chan Sok Ty, Delegate of the Royal Government of Cambodia in charge and Chief ...

On 25 April 2022, the Siem Reap Provincial Administration issued a notification on the confiscation of all types of illegal fishing gear in Siem Reap Province.In order to prevent fisheries crime in the Tonle Sap Lake fishing area and for the purpose of managing the ...

On 21 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notification on the 15th exhibition of Khmer products and fruit and vegetable products, which will take place from 16-19 June 2022 in Siem Reap City, Siem Reap Province.To promote lively domestic trade activities and to ...

On 29 September 2021, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on Cambodia-Australia collaboration in promoting agri-food investments. There was also a signing ceremony on memorandum of understanding on financing arrangements to operationalize the agri-food investment desk at the Council for ...

On 01 September 2021, the Cambodian Embassy in Australia has issued a notification informing Cambodians to be careful of any recruitment information to come to Australia under the new “Agriculture” visa scheme.To avoid being scammed, the embassy took the opportunity to clarify that the Australian ...

On 18 August 2021, Australian Embassy in Cambodia issued a media release on the support of Australia towards Cambodia’s economic recovery through the Mekong-Australia Partnership. COVID-19 has caused major disruptions for Cambodia’s economic development, meaning Cambodia will need to find new sources for sustainable and ...

On 13 August 2021, World Vision Cambodia issued an announcement on A virtual workshop on food safety, market information, and access to financial service with fish producers and post-actors.World Vision Cambodia (WVC) in collaboration with the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) will organize a virtual workshop ...

On 25 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $2-million grant to formulate a master plan of eastern Mekong Delta-IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Cambodia. This project aims at mitigating the damages caused by ...

On 23 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release regarding the price of agriculture products, including mangoes which are fluctuated seasonally and depended on the size of supply and demand. To expand the market, the Ministry of Agriculture has ...

On 04 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release responding to the concerns among the public over the falling price of mangoes growing in Cambodia. The Ministry calls on all mango growers to register their mango farms for export ...

 On 18 December 2020, Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, KUSANONE, US$392,371 in total, for constructing road in Koh Kong province, rehabilitating irrigation system in Kampong Chhnang province and strengthening agricultural Cooperatives in Mondulkiri province. H.E. Mr. MIKAMI ...

On 14 December 2020, the General Department of Agriculture released a press release responding to the VOD’s news article posted on 11 December 2020, entitled “Vegetables left to spoil on Kandal farms as farmers can’t find buyers“. According to the announcement, the Agricultural General Department ...

On 16 November 2020, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) issued a statement completely rejecting the allegations made in a petition by a group of former CNRP activists in one of Australia’s regions and calling for a stop in using farmers as a political stepping stone ...

On 27 July 2020, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) jointly issued a report revealing human rights abuses and environmental devastation as private developments threaten to flood ...