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Charcoal prices rise in urban areas

26 February 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Coal / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Generation and distribution facilities / Land / Logging and timber / Non-renewable energy production / Phnom Penh / Sugar / Urban administration and development
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Deforestation and Cambodia’s strong economic growth have resulted in an increase in the price of charcoal, an energy source the poor are dependent on, charcoal vendors say. The price of charcoal in Phnom Penh had increased at least 200 riel ($0.05) a kilogram compared to 2012, charcoal ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661597/Business/charcoal-prices-rise-in-urban-areas.html

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