Vietnam culled a further 500,000 pigs over the past two weeks to tackle an oubreak of African swine fever, taking the total killed so far to 1.7 million, or five percent of the country’s herd, the agriculture ministry said yesterday.
Agriculture Ministry to be the beneficiary of $600 million in development assistance.
Durian production in Kampot and Kampong Cham provinces will decrease this year due to unfavourable weather conditions.
Over 700 pigs in O’Chum had died due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever.
Over 700 pigs in O’Chum had died due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever.
A new partnership among key players in agriculture seeks to boost farmers’ incomes.
Agriculture Ministry asks the European Investment Bank for assistance.
Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon says that the Kingdom’s agriculture sector is almost 100 percent mechanized.
Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon today said that the Kingdom’s agriculture sector is almost 100 percent mechanized, with only a small percentage of farmers still using cattle to cultivate their land.
Local players in agribusiness must strive to become more efficient and productive while also upping the quality and safety standards of their products, Minister of Industry Cham Prasidh said on Tuesday.
With most local agricultural exports consisting of raw materials, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is now designing a multimillion project to increase the value of the agriculture industry.
Khmer Times sits down with Martin Wolf, BASF’s business director for Asean, to discuss the company’s short and long-term plans in Cambodia as well as the industry’s current situation and outlook.
The RDB disbursed over $170 million in loans to the agriculture industry last year.
Oranges grown in Pursat and Battambang might soon become the next Cambodian agricultural product to gain Geographical Indication status.
German chemical giant BASF officially launches its operations in the Kingdom.
Players in the agriculture industry discussed the opportunities in creating a crop insurance scheme for small-scale farmers.
Longmate announces that it will conduct a test shipment of bananas to China.
Experts yesterday said farmers should strive to adopt more sustainable farming practices that are less reliant on pesticides, which will boost their incomes, improve their health and help protect the environment.
The NGO Forum urges the government to increase the 2019 national budget allocation for health , agriculture and environment.
The price per kilogram of cassava exports from Cambodia has this year increased mainly due to rising demand from neighbouring Thailand.
The French government and the EU have granted Cambodia some $96.7 million as aid and loans for water management, agriculture, fisheries clean water and hygiene.
The Centre for Policy Studies urges the government to consider reducing tax on some imported agriculture equipment.
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 170 investment projects during the first nine months of the year, 25 more projects than during the same period last year.
The EU promotes sustainable development and productivity in six provinces.
This week the Asia-Pacific region is joining the rest of the world to raise awareness about the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and agriculture.
For Cambodia, EBA provides a lot of benefits to the agriculture industry, in particular, rice and a number of other potential products.
Swiss NGO HEKS/EPER yesterday announced a five-year strategy that will see nearly $8 million poured into programmes that tackle food security, access to water, good governance, and the cashew nut value chain, among others.
The speedy development of Cambodia’s real estate sector has been a key factor in the country’s constant GDP growth of around 7%. Indeed, growth has hovered at this level for nearly a decade.
The Agriculture Ministry will continue to cooperate with the private sector to strengthen partnerships in animal product sector.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry will continue to cooperate with the private sector to strengthen partnerships and improve investment opportunities in Cambodia’s animal product sector.
