Mr. Chanthavy Thongmanichanh was all smiles when he greeted us at the entrance of their rice mill. He was wearing a gray pullover and a white hard hat when he ushered us into their small business empire. “I just finished work, sorry,” he said shyly as he brushed some dirt off his shirt.The place has …
OPENING DOORS AND HOW NETWORKING CAN MEAN THE START OF BIG THINGSKoh Kong Province in Cambodia may not be the first place to come to mind when the word fish sauce is mentioned, but members of the sea water fish sauce cluster in the province are determined to change this. Local demand for fish sauce …
Author: Ra Thorng Cambodia’s agriculture sector accounts for 20.71 percent of the country’s gross domestic product and employs about 31 percent of its total population in 2019.[1] While several food crops produce a significant surplus, about 50 to 60 percent of fruits and vegetables in the markets are imported from neighboring countries just to meet …
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There’s a bright future for the youth in agriculture. The 31-year-old director of Saybua Rice Mill in Khammouane, Lao PDR, Mr. Bounyoung Thavisouk, shares about the younger generation’s place in agriculture. In many agricultural economies, the waning interest in farming among the youth is a common concern, even in a country like Lao PDR where …
Contract farming is a viable and popular strategy to help smallholder farmers gain better access to inputs and markets. Stories of farmers who have prospered under such an agreement are laudable but perhaps even more so that of women-farmers. A group often overshadowed in the traditionally male-oriented sector that is farming, women-farmers are increasingly being …
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are said to be the new drivers of economic growth, and this could not be any truer in Cambodia with its more than 530,000 SMEs according to a 2011 report. Of this number, a staggering 82 percent are accounted for by SMEs in the food and beverage sector. Serving both …
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How the RLED-EWEC Project is paving the way for female farmers in MyanmarMyawaddy Township spans more than 1,210 square miles which cover 50 villages within 15 village tracts. Characterized by its fertile topography, the township stands as the main producing area of maize in Kayin State accounting for around 65 percent of the total sown …
Author: Ra Thorng In Cambodia, while several food crops produce a significant surplus, about 38 percent of fruits and vegetables in the local markets are imported from neighboring countries. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Kingdom spends over US$200 million each year for imported fruits and vegetables to meet domestic demands. …
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HOW GROUP OF EXPORT ORGANIC FRUIT PRODUCT IS FAST TRACKING EXPORTS, PRODUCTIVITY, AND INNOVATION What started as a modest 3-hectare farm has come a long way to positioning itself as a multi-awarded and certified coconut exporting business. Located in Bang Phae District, Group of Export Organic Fruit Product was established in 1993 by Prayoon Visuttipaisan, …
When it comes to food, nothing is more enjoyable than a delicious, good meal, but nothing is more important than safe food. Behind every bite and morsel is a complicated network of actors that have worked to make sure that what we are eating is good AND safe food. The inability to properly address food …
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