National silk board planned

3 June 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Cotton and silk / Economy and commerce / Exports / Garments and textiles / Industries / Investment / Manufacturing / Trade
Cham Prasidh / EIF / Enhanced Integrated Framework / GDP / International Trade Center / ITC / Khmer silk / Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh / Ministry of Commerce / National Silk Board / NSB / Pan Sorasak / Pheanuroth Sisowath / Silk / silk industry / silk sector / Suon Prasith / Trade Sector Wide Approach / Trade SWAp / UN / World Trade Organisation

A national silk board (NSB) under the Ministry of Commerce is being planned to weave tighter regulations into the Kingdom’s silk industry, the lack of which has deterred investors and hurt its export potential, according to industry representatives. Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said last week that he aims for the NSB to be ready after the Kingdom’s general elections in late July. The NSB hopes to look into areas such as creating a certification process to boost the quality of silk produced, coordinating public-private partnerships, and collating information related to the industry. … According to an ITC report in 2012, Cambodia has about 20,000 silk weavers, with the majority of whom are women, contributing $25 million annually to the Kingdom’s GDP. …

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