Farmers of crocodile say no to skin exports

7 March 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Exports / Livestock farming / Trade
Battambang / crocodile / crocodile trade / Exports / Farmers / Fishery Administration / Ministry of Agriculture Fishery and Forestry / Prime Minister Hun Sen / skin / Thailand

Cambodian crocodile farmers prefer selling young live crocodiles directly rather than raising crocodiles and selling their skins for export as they believe there is no market, despite officials encouraging crocodile farming for skin exports. Heng Chheng, a crocodile farmer from Battambang, has raised crocodiles since 1984. He said this year he planned to hatch about 10,000 young crocodiles, which would produce around 9,000 babies. ...

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