Phnom Penh - A delegation from the Brunei Finance Ministry met with Cambodian Finance Minister Keat Chhon to discuss importing Cambodian rice and seed, local media reported Wednesday. The delegation, headed by Brunei Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary Dato Paduka Haj Ali Apong, had not reached any firm agreements on the amount of rice and seed […]
Cambodia will spend roughly 400 million US dollars later this year to begin construction of new dams in a bid to improve the country’s irrigation system and boost rice exports.
The Mekong Times quotes Water Resources Minister Lim Kean Hor as saying that irrigation will eventually cover one million hectares of paddies throughout the country.
He says […]
Yesterday I listened carefully to the Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Akka Maha Sena Padei Decho Hun Sen’ s speech in a state-run-television during his visit in Kampong Speu province, after the 27 July election. Though he talked about many things ranging from school buildings, irrigation systems, election, and Preah Vihear border issues, he still talked […]
Planting trees in a big scale and making it from agro-business to agro-industry is my ambition. But, I am not sure whether I could reach my objective or not. I am just thinking about it, but no plan nor specialization in agricultural production.
While I travel to provinces I see that increasing land areas are diverted […]
Several times I went to Siem Reap by Capitol bus, the bus always took a rest for passengers to eat or drink along the national road 6 of Kampong Cham province. While taking a rest at a restaurant, I took a picture as shown below of a plantation area. That is because I like plantation, […]
More than 80% of Cambodian population is living at rural areas and is based on agriculture farming. Cambodia is adopting agriculture development as its priority and this sector shares a big percentage in Gross Domestic Product among garment and textile industry, tourism sector, and construction. Fertile land, water resources in Tonle Sap basin and Mekong […]
Last month, I traveled to Kratie and on my way back to Phnom Penh, passed through Kampong Cham province, I stopped for about 15 minutes to buy pine apples, the fruit I like eating after lunch or dinner. People could find delicious pine apples in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. From day to day, people who passed […]
Last week I went to a commune of Chikreng district, Siem Reap province, I saw that trees at forests were cut and transported by cow cards to sell to traders. This kind of action is done almost everyday. Though it is small activities, but from day to day, forest will be clear.
I asked people […]
The sacred oxen have not touched alcohol and herbs, removing the bad omens of epidemics and disasters in Cambodia. The Royal Cow ceremony, which took place Friday, May 23 at the Royal Palace as is the tradition reintroduced by Norodom Sihanouk in 1963, was chaired by King Norodom Sihamoni attended by senior officials of Parliament, […]
About 80% of Cambodian population is farmers and poverty reduction is mainly focused at rural areas where people do farming. While Cambodia has comparative advantages in agriculture and the world is facing difficulties with high inflation and threats of food shortage, Cambodia would refocus and re-direct its potential in agriculture development.
Cambodia is well endowed with […]
