Sum Manet / Khmer Times. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) Friday held high-level discussions with three Japanese leading rice importers, focusing on enhancing Cambodian rice exports to the Japanese market. Samheng Bora, Secretary of State of MoC and Chairman of the Export Promotion Task Force, along with the Undersecretary of State, led the discussions in […]
Reporter : Phak Seangly. Following protests by farmers, authorities have pumped water from the Bati River and Prek Tnaot canal to dry season rice fields across Takeo province’s Bati district. The action, taken on January 21, is intended to save approximately 4,000 hectares of rice fields. Earlier that day, hundreds of farmers used tractors and […]
Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Monday reported that Battambang, a leading rice-producing province of Cambodia, exceeded 330 percent of planned capacity last year, overcoming challenges such as water shortage and falling prices. Announcing this during a meeting organised to discuss agricultural production and rice harvest season for […]
Khmer Times. Ms. Khy Muny, general manager of Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., confirmed that on January 15, the company took a truck to farmers’ fields to collect and purchase OM rice from farmers at a price of 880 riel per kilogramme, depending on location, because the farmers had left the ripe and wet rice […]
Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times. Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) yesterday urged rice farmers to join the modern agricultural community aiming to transition from family-owned businesses to strong and competitive enterprises focused on reducing costs while enhancing both quantity and quality. The request was made during a press meet organised by […]
Sum Manet / Khmer Times Kampong Cham Governor Un Chanda has asked the Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Commerce to assist farmers and rice brokers in preserving their rice as market prices decline. Speaking on January 9, during the Provincial Council’s 8th Ordinary Meeting of the 4th Mandate, Chanda acknowledged the challenges faced by dry-season […]
Khmer Times Staff / Khmer Times The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has called on all provincial departments to disseminate information to farmers cultivating dry-season rice, urging them to be cautious about water shortages caused by over-cultivation. Thor Chetha, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, chaired a meeting yesterday focused on the campaign to […]
XINHUA – Cambodia had exported 651,522 tonnes of milled rice in 2024, making a total revenue of USD491 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a news release. Fifty-seven companies had shipped the kingdom’s milled rice to 68 countries and regions last year, the news release said, adding that China was still one of […]
Chea Vanyuth / Khmer Times. Cambodia will host the World Rice Conference in 2025, following the country’s fragrant rice Malys Angkor winning the World’s Best Rice title last year. Malys Angkor, the certification mark for Cambodian Premium Aromatic Rice, won the World’s Best Rice for the sixth time at the World’s Best Rice Competition on […]
Taing Rinith / Khmer Times. Yim Bunrom, Director of the Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology in Banteay Meanchey, spearheaded a critical intervention in collaboration with local authorities and water-using farming communities. The effort involved opening the water gates of the Trapaing Thmar Reservoir to irrigate approximately 8,300 hectares of farmland in Phnom Srok […]
