Kampot pepper defying drought fears
The increased cultivation area of Kampot pepper has offset losses due to drought, with farmers of the premium quality peppercorn estimating that production could reach 80 tonnes in the coming harvest, nearly 40 per cent more than last season.
“Even though our farms were impacted by the drought, the total size of harvested land has increased,” Ngoun Lay, president of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association, said on 13 November.
