Kampot pepper in demand

1 April 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Exports / Pepper / Trade
Bright Starling Holding / Bright Starling Holding CEO Him Anna / Cambodia Hotel Association president Luu Meng / geographical indication / GI / GI label / Him Anna / Kampot / Kampot pepper / Kampot Pepper Association / Kampot Province

Demand for Kampot pepper, the first Cambodian product to receive Geographical Indication (GI) status, is outpacing current supply even as areas of cultivation are expanding. Industry experts say the fast-growing demand is a result of the pepper’s newly earned GI label, which attests to its quality and uniqueness. Representatives of the Kampot Pepper Association believe that as demand continues to rise, farmers’ living conditions will improve. … According to Lay, pepper farms increased from 20 hectares in 2012 to 41 hectares in 2013. Moreover, crop yields have increased from 23 tonnes in the whole of 2012 to 27 tonnes in just the first three months of this year. …

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