Agriculture and fishing
CPF taking food to EU with WFGL
CPF Investment Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), has inked a share purchase agreement with Westbridge Food Group Ltd (WFGL) at a combined value of £60 million (2.6 billion baht) to expand CPF’s market in Europe. CPF chairman and chief executive ...
Slow bounce for rubber price
Rubber prices are predicted to increase gradually as suppliers in the main producing countries restrict their stock for export to let the price recover after a long decline. Pol Sopha, director-general of the rubber department at the Agriculture Ministry, said exports had increased from year ...
Japan pledges to boost silk industry
A Japanese beauty company is to invest in Cambodian silk production to supply the local market and export to Asia and the United States. Il Brille, which runs two beauty salons and a shop in Phnom Penh, uses silk in cosmetic treatments and products for ...
Coffee sector looks for ways to adapt to climate change
Solutions to help coffee production adapt to climate change was the focus of discussion at a workshop held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on March 31. Looking into causes behind the unsustainable development of coffee at present, participants pointed out that small-scale production ...
Govt to promote sustainable fishing
A sustainable coastal fisheries project aimed at conserving coastal fish resources is being implemented by the Myanmar and Denmark governments, according to Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Tun Lwin. An agreement was signed in December 2016 between both countries, ...
HCM City seeks approval for solid-waste treatment plan
The People’s Committee of HCM City has submitted a solid-waste treatment plan to 2025 to the Ministry of Construction, which will seek approval from the central Government. The plan calls for re-use and recycling of waste by using advanced waste treatment technologies instead of the ...
Water management cooperation to flow from Laos, China joint efforts
Laos and China have agreed to further enhance cooperation in the field of water resources through a new Data and Information Centre in conjunction with river basin management plans. The centre and the River Basin Master Planning Project are set to formulate planning schemes for ...
Project review assesses progress of flood risk mitigation
Over 61,000 people in Vientiane will benefit from the Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project (FDM) after its completion, a review meeting heard on Friday. The project has been improving flood and drought risk management on more than 20,000 hectares of land, reduced ...
Diversify food sources, experts tell forum
Cambodia needs to diversify its food sources and improve marine conservation efforts amid dwindling numbers of fish stocks in the Mekong River, which remains one of the main sources of fish for Cambodians, experts said on March 30. During a Sustainable Mekong Research Network (Sumernet) forum ...
Swedish aid agency offers funds for SMEs
Sweden’s development agency will provide $7 million to foster the development of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia, according to state-run news agency AKP. Keep reading ...
