PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): The agriculture ministry and an institution under the commerce ministry based in Xiamen city, Fujian province, China have entered into a partnership to pave the way for the export of Cambodian edible bird’s nest products to China and establishment of a domestic processing plant for the commodity in the near future.
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon has instructed the Kampong Thom, Siem Reap and Preah Vihear provincial administrations to suspend charging for the import and export of live animals and products derived from cattle, buffalo, pigs and similar quadrupeds.
Longan aren’t quite as glamorous as some fruits. They don’t have the star-power of mangos or generate the excitement of a pricey seasonal niche fruit like the pungent durian.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the annulment of all recent land swap deals with private firms that intended to develop the Tamao mountain area in Takeo province's Bati district, where the Phnom Tamao Zoological Park and Wildlife Rescue Centre (PTWRC) and an adjacent 400ha wildlife sanctuary are located.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 7ordered the cancellation of all recent land swap deals intended for the development of the Phnom Tamao forest area and that the land and forests around Phnom Tamao Zoological Parkremain protected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.