SOURCE: The Star Fresh mango exporters say demand for mangoes from overseas markets, especially China, is beginning to recover, however mango production has declined in early 2023. Hun Lak, CEO of Tropicam Fruit and Vegetable Co Ltd, one of the Kingdom’s largest mango exporters, said that in 2021 and 2022,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Prakash Jha, Khmer Times According to a fruits and vegetables market study of Cambodia (2016- 26), the fruits market in the Kingdom is expanding and consumption is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.1 percent over the next 5 years. That China continues toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Pan Simala and Hong Raksmey, Phnom Penh Post For almost a decade, Rus Khet has been using pure jambolan or Java plum to produce wine through months of ageing until it tastes like red wine and is easy to consume. It is now on sale in the market underContinue Reading
SOURCE: People’s Daily Online TRANSLATION: Freshplaza The Cambodian Banana Association Alliance held a symposium for member companies in Phnom Penh on August 6. More than 50 representatives from alliance member companies and guests from all sectors attended the event. Chen Qisheng, Vice President of Cambodia Chinese Chamber of Commerce andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Voun Dara, Phnom Penh Post Pivoting from cutting bamboos to collecting non-timber forest products, nearly all of the working-age population of Taken commune in Kampot province’s Chhouk district have been working on the banana plantations of Longmate Agriculture Co Ltd since 2017. Unlike recent claims made in international media,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey, Thomas Cristofoletti, Andy Ball, and Roun Ry, South China Morning Post When the inhabitants of Trapeang Rung learned in 2017 that a 1,000-hectare banana plantation would be established in their village by Longmate Agriculture and was set to provide hundreds of jobs, there was jubilation,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ General Directorate of Agriculture has urged farmers and investors to adopt more effective off-season mango cultivation techniques and modern agricultural practices to ramp up exports to the European market, as a practicable alternative to mainland China. Ngin Chhay, head of theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fruit Reviewer Cambodia exported 7.98 million tons of agricultural products in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 63.8%. In terms of fruit, Cambodia exported nearly 377,000 tons of fresh bananas and 4,771 tons of fresh mangoes to China. After successfully knocking on the door of the Chinese market, the fieldContinue Reading
SOURCE: Danielle Keeton-Olsen, Roun Ry, China Dialogue It’s been three years since the forest was shorn from the hillside to make way for plantation. And yet Prum Ya only received permission this year to begin planting mango trees on 20 hectares of these foothills at the edge of Kirirom NationalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Global Times Thoeun Sannikthik, a third-year student at the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in Cambodia, was glad to be one of the participants in a Chinese-organized training workshop on standardized banana production technologies, saying that the course was very valuable for agriculture students. Lectured via video link byContinue Reading
SOURCE: Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asia In early June, nine women in red gowns held platters of mangoes as Cambodian and Chinese dignitaries cut a red ribbon strung between the piles of tropical fruit. Concluded with the release of balloons, the ceremony at a wholesale market in Hebei Province marked theContinue Reading
Cambodia shipped some 205,024 tonnes of Cavendish bananas to foreign markets from January to May, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.Continue Reading