Tag Archives: agriculture

Thailand Rice Pricing Plan Creates Global Uncertainty

The Thailand government is expected to begin soon a major new pricing scheme for rice that could have a big impact on the world’s biggest rice exporter. Analysts say the higher prices paid to farmers will mean a decline in Thai rice exports, opening opportunities to rival exporters, such as India and Vietnam. The rice pricing scheme was a key policy promise by the Pheu Thai Party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to secure the support of the country’s eight million rice farmers in the July general elections. Continue reading

Grants for Farming, Forestry and Fishery

Farming that includes forestry and fisheries perform an important role within the socio-economic growth and development of the nation specifically in the way of supplying job to individuals. Because of this, the government recognizes the significance of these kinds of agricultures by giving to growers as well as fishermen a variety of economical help as … Continue reading

Opposition Asks Hun Sen to Protect Prey Lang Forest

The Sam Rainsy Party has sent a request to Prime Minister Hun Sen requesting that he cancel economic land concessions in Prey Lang forest, in the east of the country, where thousands are villagers say their livelihoods are under threat. Nine SRP parliamentarians singled out more than 6,000 hectares in a concession to a Vietnamese company, CRCK, among others, and suggested the forest be listed as a Unesco World Heritage site Continue reading

Rice Experts See Better Prospects in New Seeds

For five years now, Yin Narong has used a new method to plant rice. Instead of planting from the seeds of the previous year’s harvest, he buys new seeds from a local company. The difference, he said in an interview, has been a boost in yield of 200 kilograms of rice each harvest on one-fifth a hectare Continue reading

Ministers Approve Regulation for Contract Farming

The Council of Ministers has approved a subdecree that it says will help farmers find markets for their products and create a major role for the Ministry of Agriculture in contract farming, officials said Monday. The subdecree on contract farming, approved Friday by the council, aims to improve farming techniques and other aid to the agricultural sector. Continue reading

Cambodia’s Kampot Pepper Makes a Come back

Kampot province in southern Cambodia was long famous for the quality of its pepper. But under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s, almost all of the province’s pepper plantations were uprooted to make way for rice. Now a local company is leading an effort to revive Kampot pepper by earning it Geographical Indication … Continue reading