Agriculture and fishing
Agriculture
Cambodia exported 1,204 tonnes of agricultural products to South Korea
A total 1,204 tonnes of agricultural products were exported to the Republic of Korea in the first nine months of this year, a 106 percent increase compared to a year before. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50959981/cambodia-exported-1204-tonnes-of-agricultural-products-to-south-korea/
Agri exports nearly 6M tonnes in Jan-Sep
Cambodia exported 5.93 million tonnes of agricultural products to 90 countries and territories in the first nine months of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported on October 14. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-nearly-6m-tonnes-jan-sep
Europe invests another $17 million to modernise the Kingdom’s agriculture system
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has secured $17.4 million from the European Union to invest in sustainable agriculture projects in Cambodia. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50949170/europe-invests-another-17-million-to-modernise-the-kingdoms-agriculture-system/
Milled-rice exports surge 43% in Jul-Sept
Cambodia exported 130,248 tonnes of milled rice in July-September valued at more than $81 million, representing a 42.95-per-cent rise in volume from the 91,115 tonnes posted in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) reported earlier this week. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/milled-rice-exports-surge-43-jul-sept
Agricultural exports up 46 percent in first nine months
Some 3,894,485 tonnes of agricultural products, besides milled rice and paddy rice, have been exported to foreign markets during the first nine months of this year, despite the global COVID-19 crisis. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50945748/agricultural-exports-up-46-percent-in-first-nine-months/
Agriculture Ministry shares community success story
An agricultural community called Sambo Meanchey in Sambo commune, Stung Trang district, Kampong Cham province has taken the limelight with its success story of how it uplifted peoples’ living standards. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50944352/agriculture-ministry-shares-community-success-story/
Droughts caused about $100 million in rice-production losses
Rice production losses caused by droughts came to an estimated $100 million in the Kingdom, a Ministry of Environment report said. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50943617/droughts-caused-about-100-million-in-rice-production-losses/
Siem Reap begins disinfection campaign to protect livestock
Officials from the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are conducting a disinfection campaign on cattle farms, slaughterhouses, and barns in livestock communities throughout the province to prevent the spread of diseases such as Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS). ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-begins-disinfection-campaign-protect-livestock
Spice community ready to enter into Mena region
The Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF), in collaboration with USAID-funded Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II project (Harvest II), on September 20 virtually launched the “Export Mission to the Middle East and North Africa” programme. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/spice-community-ready-enter-mena-region
United States set to fund aquaculture development
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to fund a major aquaculture development project as part of the US government international food security support programme called the Commercialisation of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST). ...
Thomas Smith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50938731/united-states-set-to-fund-aquaculture-development/
Organic veggie farms in Prey Veng hit by smaller market, price decrease
Supplies of organic vegetables in Prey Veng province have decreased as growers have had to confront challenges due to markets shutting down during the Covid-19 pandemic and a price decrease. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/organic-veggie-farms-prey-veng-hit-smaller-market-price-decrease
World Bank pledges to support Cambodia’s sustainable agricultural development
The World Bank (WB) has pledged to continue promoting sustainable development of agriculture in Cambodia amid the threat of COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50936585/world-bank-pledges-to-support-cambodias-sustainable-agricultural-development/
Almost 20,000 Stung Treng cattle get LSD jabs to fight outbreak
Nearly 20,000 cattle in Stung Treng province have now been vaccinated against various diseases, including lumpy skin disease (LSD). ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/almost-20000-stung-treng-cattle-get-lsd-jabs-fight-outbreak
Cambodia seeking World Bank support for agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has sought support from the World Bank on developing the agriculture sector, mainly for vegetable production and aquaculture. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50936038/cambodia-seeking-world-bank-support-for-agriculture/
Vietnam to impose zero percent tax on 31 commodities imported from Cambodia
Vietnam will impose a zero percent tax rate on 31 commodities imported from Cambodia such as live poultry, poultry meat and by-products, lemons and rice. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50935115/vietnam-to-impose-zero-percent-tax-on-31-commodities-imported-from-cambodia/
Cambodia lauds China’s support for agriculture and infrastructure development
The Royal Government of Cambodia has spoken highly of the contribution from the Chinese government to its development process, mainly in the areas of agriculture and infrastructure. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50934448/cambodia-lauds-chinas-support-for-agriculture-and-infrastructure-development/
Cambodia boosting agricultural product exports to China
The sanitary and phytosanitary standard on potential agricultural products are being negotiated to boost more exports from Cambodia to China. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50934440/cambodia-boosting-agricultural-product-exports-to-china/
Vietnam becomes leading market of Cambodia’s cashew nuts
Vietnam was the largest market of Cambodia’s cashew nuts in the first eight months of 2021. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50933602/vietnam-becomes-leading-market-of-cambodias-cashew-nuts/
Kingdom in rubber forecast project
Cambodia has signed an agreement on a project to assess and forecast the impact of climate change and labour availability in natural rubber production chains in Southeast Asia, to promote growth and development in the regional sector, according to the General Directorate of Rubber on ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-rubber-forecast-project
Paddy exports surge as milled rice sales falter
Cambodia earned over $685 million from rice exports to international markets in the first eight months of 2021, as the volume of paddy sold abroad nearly doubled year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/paddy-exports-surge-milled-rice-sales-falter
AFD provides $1.8m grant to protect rubber sector in Cambodia
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Cambodian General Directorate of Rubber on Friday signed an agreement for a $1.8 million (1.5 million euro) regional grant to anticipate the possible effects of climate change and agricultural labour scarcity within the rubber industry in Southeast ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50930382/afd-provides-1-8m-grant-to-protect-rubber-sector-in-cambodia/
More Cambodian farm produce enters Vietnam
Cambodia exported much bigger volumes of agricultural products to Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, said the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50930456/more-cambodian-farm-produce-enters-vietnam/
RAC breeding buffalo at Preah Vihear park
The Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) is continuing its efforts at buffalo conservation in the Kingdom with a total of 120 buffaloes having now been donated to the academy to be raised at its Techo Sen Russey Treb Park in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rac-breeding-buffalo-preah-vihear-park
Three thousand cattle now vaccinated for skin disease
The lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccination working group has vaccinated about 3,000 cattle since the campaign started throughout the country in late August, according to Animal Health and Production director-general Tan Phannara. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-thousand-cattle-now-vaccinated-skin-disease