Cambodia has exported 540,000 tonnes of rice in 2016, up 0.7 percent from the previous year, but far below the target of one million tonnes set by the Government.
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia has exported 540,000 tonnes of rice in2016, up 0.7 percent from the previous year, but far below the target of onemillion tonnes set by the Government.
Hun Lak, Vice President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, attributed the lowvolume to difficulties, including lack of financial support and pricecompetition with other regional countries.
Besides, low capacity in rice husking, transport and procurement, poor infrastructureand high production cost were reasons behind the country’s low volume of riceexports in two consecutive years.
Although China has doubled the import quota of Cambodia’s rice to 200,000tonnes, it remains difficult for Cambodia to meet its target of one milliontonnes in 2017.
Over 70 percent of the population of 15 million people in Cambodia are farmers whose rice cultivation mainly depends onrainwater. Cambodia’s rice-growing area is about three million hectares, accountingfor 85 percent of total farming land.
Currently 85 private businesses operate in rice export. The country’s rice hasbeen shipped to 65 countries, with China, France and Poland being the major importers.-VNA
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