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Cambodia Rice Federation seeks to raise development fund from exporters
Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has approved to raise the requisite funding for rice sector development through the export fees paid by the rice exporters, according to local sources. The fund will be reportedly used for educating rice farmers about potential crop issues through television and ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/cambodia-rice-federation-seeks-raise-development-fund-exporters
Rice federation votes, approves export fee
The newly formed Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) voted Monday to require its members pay an export fee of $0.50 per metric ton of long-grain white rice and $1 per ton of fragrant rice in order to raise money for educating farmers and marketing Cambodian rice ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/rice-federation-votes-approves-export-fee-77253/
Cambodia exports 387,100 tons of rice in 2014; up 2% from previous year
Cambodia has exported about 387,100 tons of rice in 2014, up about 2% from around 378,856 tons exported in 2013, according to local sources. About 62% of rice exports were destined to Europe, according to sources at the Ministry of Agriculture. ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/cambodia-exports-387100-tons-rice-2014-2-previous-year
Prime minister admits 1 million tonne goal is unlikely for rice sector
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday admitted that the government target of reaching 1 million tonnes of rice exports by 2015 is likely to fail due to a lack of milling capacity and funding. The PM blamed the failure on a lack of investment in rice ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/prime-minister-admits-1-million-tonne-goal-unlikely-rice-sector