Cambodian rice to be DNA tested

11 July 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Exports / Rice / Trade
Cambodian Malis rice / Cambodian-grown rice / Farmers / intellectual property violations / international exports / jasmine rice / Malis rice / Ministry of Agriculture / rice varieties / Thai-milled rice / Thai-owned jasmine rice / Thailand

Thailand may not export certain varieties of Cambodian-grown, but Thai-milled, rice internationally due to fears of intellectual property violations. Cambodian Malis rice is very similar to jasmine rice, and Thailand has expressed concerns that it may infringe on the Thai-owned jasmine rice variety. The Ministry of Agriculture has been advocating that Cambodian farmers grow other Cambodian rice varieties to avoid such problems in the future. …

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