Since 2008, an internship programme created by Cambodia’s Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) and Israeli training centre Agrostudies has sent 1,729 Cambodian students to the Middle East nation, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon.
On the orders of Prime Minister Hun Sen, provincial authorities in the provinces around the Tonle Sap Lake have made more than 10 arrests during an operation focussed on enforcing fishing laws. The campaign is intended to improve national fresh water fish resources, the Tonle Sap authority said on March 27.
Cambodia exported nearly 2.073 million tonnes of agricultural products in the first two months of 2022, up by over 6.4 per cent year-on-year from more than 1.947 million tonnes, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon.
The Agriculture Services Programme for Innovation, Resilience and Extension (ASPIRE) has been a major driver of job creation, income empowerment, poverty reduction and food security in rural areas, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon.
Longfruiter Anlong Veng Oddor Meanchey Agriculture Park Co Ltd has invested $51 million in the cultivation of bananas and fruits in Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province to boost exports, especially to the Chinese market.