Border alert after Vietnam swine flu cases
The government reassures the public over animal imports after a fourth person died.
Tag: Agriculture Ministry
Ministry lifts ban on herbicides
The import of agricultural pesticides and herbicides resumed yesterday after a two-week ban that was prompted by a poisoning case in Kratie province that hospitalised hundreds and left 13 people dead.
PM: prevent unneeded land clearing
Prime Minister Hun Sen called on authorities to prevent unwarranted land clearing and he acknowledged that people with influence and money use commoners to do the dirty work.
Fishing season ends with ministry warning
Agriculture Ministry warns against illegal fishing during the closed fishing season.
Microfinance for plantation families
Agriculture Ministry and Rural Development Bank have discussed setting up a fund to support family rubber farmers.
Review hopes to up fruit exports
The German Development Agency GIZ review non-tariff barriers and improve draft export guidelines to China.
Bird flu outbreak in Prey Veng
An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza is confirmed in Ba Phnom district and the transport of birds are now prohibited.
Farms sprayed to stop bird flu
Agriculture Ministry officials sprayed anti-viral disinfectant at livestock breeding farms nearly 40,000 times in 2017.
Vietnam pig raid leads to pork scare
CamControl has not discovered any cases of pork injected with chemicals, despite a report showing 3,750 pigs injected with sedatives.
Pressure kept on for land dispute solutions
A joint working group will continue its work on resolving land disputes for 540 families.
Milestones for fisheries project
The United Nations, with the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture Ministry launch booklet to mark the end of a three-year project.
Prahok makers seek GI status
Geographical indication status is being sought for Siem Reap prahok fish paste after approval for a national standard.
Chemical-free vegetable project takes off fast
A government project to boost the production of chemical-free vegetables is taking-off.
Japonica field trials
Cambodia is keen to grow Japonica rice and the Ministry of Agriculture is currently conducting field trials to explore the possibility.
China seeks rubber imports
China wants to import 300,000 tonnes of rubber from Cambodia, as the Cambodian government boosts its capacity for direct rubber exports.
Despite floods, Thai rice output unchanged
Around 160,000 hectares of rice plantation is destroyed by recent floods.
Contract farming explored
Soma Group is signing an agreement with the Agriculture Ministry on a modern contract farming project.
Police chase pig trucks
Officers from Agriculture Ministry’s department of animal health stop two trucks violating pig import regulations.
Crocodile farmers scaling down
High transport costs and limited demand, among other factors, has pushed the price of baby crocodiles down significantly this year.
