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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
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Tagged agriculture, Cambodia, Cambodian economy, Cambodian farmers, Khmer News, rice price, rice product, seeds, vietnam
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, agro-industry, black pepper, Cambodia, Cambodian farmers, Economy, international market, Kampot, Kampot pepper, pepper plantation
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Keeping land tax-free: PM said
Hun Sen, Cambodia’s Prime Minister and CPP deputy president, addressed his speech during the official opening of an irrigation system on Suturday in Pursat province by reiterating that the government vows not to take tax on farmers’ land and farmland … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged Cambodian economy, Cambodian farmers, Farmland, Land tax-free, land taxes, rice-farming land, small-scale farmers
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Lenders faced with the repayment of microfinance loans
In the meeting, representatives and experts said that around 0.6 percent of borrowers from the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) are unable to pay their loans. Although this represents a small percentage, late payments are on the rise. Bun Mony, director … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambodian farmers, credit, Credit Microfinance Institute, debt, global financial crisis, lender, Loan, loan borrowers, MFI, micro-lender, micro-loans, microfinance
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UN urges donors to increase aid in agriculture sector
It is because of the world economic slowdown which affected the garment industry and tourism sector in Cambodia, the United Nations asked international donors to increase farm aid in order to save Cambodian economy. The agriculture sector is playing important … Continue reading
Low interest rate and increase in loans are important to boost agriculture sector
Agriculture sector has expanded gradually thanks to productivity gains, reflecting an increase in the area under irrigation, the use of improved agricultural inputs and greater commercialization of farming. By the way, without financing, farmers cannot adjust to changing market conditions … Continue reading
Posted in Banking System, Loan
Tagged Acleda, agricultural loans, agriculture, banking system, banks, Cambodian farmers, Commercial banks, credit, global financial crisis, Interest rate, Loan, Low interest rate, microfinance, microfinance institutions, National Bank of Cambodia, Small business, SMEs
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