Tag Archives: rice trade

Chinese investor interesting in rice exports and tourism industry in Cambodia

On Tuesday afternoon, China company, COFCO, had a meeting with Cambodian officials at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and expressed its interests in doing investment in two sectors,  exports of rice and hotel industry, in Cambodia. COFCO is the largest leading firm in the businesses of biofuel and biochemical production, oilseed processing, … 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

Milled rice exports to increase in 2009

Agriculture sector is playing important role in economic growth and poverty reduction. Cambodia has still the potential to significantly increase yields in rice production and consolidate food security, and this could provide a sizeable growth dividend in the short term. But experience has also shown that agriculture is unlikely to grow beyond 5 percent or … Continue reading