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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

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

Processed rice set for export to France

THE National Rice Millers Association (NRMA) announced Wednesday that it exported its first 3,460 tonnes of milled rice to France in the first quarter of 2009, which officials said marked an important step in the expansion of rice exports. “We expect that the NRMA will be able to export 12,000 tonnes of milled rice to … Continue reading

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 role in economic growth and poverty reduction. Speaking in an economic forum, Douglas Broderick, resident … Continue reading