During welcome remarks,
Mr. Sardar Umar Alam expressed his appreciation for the high-level participation from the Royal Government of Cambodia to advocate for promoting sustainable beekeeping as a viable alternative income-generation livelihood opportunity in Cambodia. He stated that, “It is critical to promote public-private partnerships for sustainable beekeeping by keeping people and local communities at the core of all interventions, providing financial incentives for SMEs and the private sector, and strengthening regulatory and quality control mechanisms for bee conservation and bee-products to promote innovative bee-value-chain and green growth in Cambodia.” He further said that “Cambodia has a potential to not only cater to its own domestic apiculture market, but also can export to other high-value markets. This is an opportunity that Cambodia cannot miss.”