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Experts and key players in agriculture explore ways to address sustainable food issues.

Amru Rice, Cambodia Agriculture Cooperative Corporation (CACC), and the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), supported by Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED), co-hosted here late last week the 5th Sustainable Agri-Food Conference in Cambodia under the theme “Growing a Better Cambodia: Sustainable Food Innovations and Transformations.” The conference was presided over by Va Rothsan, […]

VIDEO: IRRI and GDA conduct training on GHG Emissions from rice cultivation.

Khmer Times The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with Cambodia’s General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), recently conducted an in-depth training session on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from rice cultivation, focusing on globally accepted quantification methods. The training is part of the Accelerating Scaling of […]

Can Cambodia’s agri products overcome market challenges

Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. As an agrarian nation, Cambodia has made remarkable progress in the last decade in propelling its agriculture industry with exports now representing 22 percent of the nation’s GDP. Rice and paddy remain among the most significant agricultural exports, with annual production exceeding 11 million tonnes. But there’s more than meets […]

Water resources ministry announces successful irrigation of almost all dry-season rice

Reporter : Phak Seangly Nearly all of the 93,583 hectares of drought-affected rice fields across 17 provinces and the capital, have been irrigated since December last year, announced the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. On Sunday, March 23, the ministry noted that the total planned area for dry-season rice cultivation nationwide in 2024-2025 was […]

Philippines to back Cambodia’s rice export diversification strategy.

Sreekanth Ravindran / Khmer Times The Philippines will support Cambodia in its strategy to attain the diversification of rice exports, according to a statement released by its Department of Agriculture (DAP). The statement, by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P Tiu Laurel Jr, following the two-day official visit of Prime Minister Hun Manet to the Philippines, was […]

Cambodia ready to boost rice exports to Philippines

As the Philippines grapples with food supply challenges, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has assured Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos that Cambodia is prepared to increase exports of rice and other agricultural products to support Manila’s food security. Speaking at a joint press conference with Marcos in Malacañang on February 11, following the signing of eight […]

Cambodia ready to boost rice exports to Philippines

The Philippines will import 4.8 million tonnes of rice this year, according to the country’s Bureau of Plant Industry. Phnom Penh (VNA) – As the Philippines grapples with food supply challenges, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has assured Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos that Cambodia is ready to increase exports of rice and other agricultural products […]

PH, Cambodia partner to boost rice production, agri trade.

By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said the country has secured a partnership with Cambodia to boost rice production and agricultural trade. The two nations’ partnership is still in line with the food security targets under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. In a statement, DA Secretary […]

Govt financing boosts rice production to 13 million tones

Sum Manet / Khmer Times. The Royal Government’s financing to stabilize agricultural prices and support farmers’ livelihoods has been highly effective, increasing rice production from 9 million tonnes in 2016 to over 13 million tonnes in 2024, according to Kao Thach, the Royal Government Delegate in Charge and CEO of the Agricultural and Rural Development […]

CIS enables farmers to cultivate rice 3 times a year.

Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. Two days after visiting Takeo and Kampong Thom provinces that faced water shortages during the dry season, Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday stated that the Completed Irrigation System (CIS), a project under the ‘Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program – Phase 2’ (CAVAC II), guarantees sufficient water supply for farmers, enabling […]