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Australian agribusiness explores potential in Cambodia

20 June 2023
Kiripost
Agricultural commodities, processing and products / Agriculture / Investment
agribusiness / Cambodia-Australia relations

A major Australian agribusiness has visited Cambodia to explore agriculture investment and trade potential in produce, including mango, rambutan, longan and dragon fruit. ... ...

 Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/australian-agribusiness-explores-potential-in-cambodia

A firm interested in Battambang corn investment

A company branded Agribusiness Asia Group Co., Ltd. is interested in investing in corn plantation in Battambang province. The intention was revealed by a representative of Agribusiness Asia Group Co., Ltd. in a meeting with Sok Lou, Governor of Battambang province in the province on ...

 Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501239876/a-firm-interested-in-battambang-corn-investment/

Minister: Agribusiness ripe with opportunities

10 February 2023
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture / Education and training / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
agribusiness / CamEd Institute

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina advised students studying economics at CamEd Institute to keep an open mind about what to study and which expertise to acquire, encouraging them to consider agribusiness. ... ...

 Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/minister-agribusiness-ripe-opportunities

First crop of stevia is successful: company

18 March 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Investment / Sugar
agribusiness / Ahmed El Sheikh / Beijing / Brian Dicks / Canada / Ecologica Co Ltd / EU / European Union aid / global sweetener market / Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences / Japanese aid / Kampong Speu Province / natural low-calorie sweetener / stevia / Stevia Nutra Corporation / sweetleaf / WHO / World Health Organization

Stevia Nutra Corporation, a Canadian agro-company, said in a press release on Friday that the initial growing season of stevia, commonly known as sweetleaf, in Cambodia was successfully completed. The first harvest of high-quality stevia leaves has now commenced and samples have been prepared for testing ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031861981/Business/first-crop-of-stevia-is-successful-company.html

Cambodia Sees Massive Foreign Investment Growth in 2012

19 February 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Banking and financial services / Economy and commerce / Foreign investors / Investment
ADB / agribusiness / agriculture investment / ASEAN / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Association of Southeast Asian Nations / CDC / central bank / Chinese aid / Commercial banks / Council for the Development of Cambodia / Economics / FDI / foreign capital / foreign direct investment / foreign investment / garment sector / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Myanmar / National Bank of Cambodia / Neou Seiha / Southeast Asia / Southeast Asian economies / Taiwan / Thailand / The Philippines / Tourism / U.N. agency / U.N. Conference on Trade and Development / wages

Investment in Cambodia from overseas surged by at least 44 percent last year, according to an estimate from the central bank, despite figures suggesting a reduction in the overall flow of foreign currency into Southeast Asian economies. Nguon Sokha, director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia, ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com

Obama Presses Hun Sen on Human Rights

20 November 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Government / Human rights / International relations / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Public land lease / Social development
agribusiness / ASEAN and East Asia Summits / Australian aid / Burma / Chinese aid / Close-door meeting / Council of Ministers / cultural projects / Democracy / diplomatic / economic / education / Europe / evictions / fair elections / Human Rights / independent election commission / Japanese aid / Land concessions / Land grabs / Lon Nol government / Mam Sonando / mass evictions / mining firms / Myanmar / political freedom / political prisoners / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Radio station owner / Reuters / Sam Rainsy / Southeast Asia / tense / the U.S. / The U.S. Embassy / U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama pressed Prime Minister Hun Sen on the government’s human rights record during a closed-door meeting between the two leaders in Phnom Penh yesterday, calling for fair elections and the release of all political prisoners. In the first visit to Cambodia by a ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/obama-presses-hun-sen-on-human-rights-record-6174/

Sell-Off of Wildlife Areas Faster than Believed

11 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Agriculture and fishing / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Land / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Protected forest
agribusiness / Cambodia / concessions / conservation / CPP Senator Mong Reththy / environment / Hun Sen / Kampong Speu / Mong Reththy / Phnom Aural / Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Ret / Reththy Kiri / Reththy Kiri Sakor Co. / wildlife / Wildlife Sanctuary

500 sq km of land from three conservation areas have been granted by the Cambodian government to agribusiness companies. Prime Minister Hun Sen has approved 50,750 hectares, through nine concessions, to be granted areas of land that were previously conservation areas. Reththy Kiri Sakor Co. ...

More Concessions Granted in Protected Areas

Six additional economic land concessions have been granted, totaling 46,000 hectares in protected areas. As a means to spur agribusiness companies the concessions include two in Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary in Kompong Speu province. Prime Minister Hun Sen signed in the grants on June 3 ...