Kampong Chhnang province has launched the rollout of the Cambodia-China Guangxi modern rice industry cooperation project aimed at adopting China’s technology to promote food security and increase agricultural efficiency and farmer income.
Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation at Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries H.E. Somany Prum and the leadership of Forword Agriculture Technology International Cooperation co-chaired the event on June 3 in the presence of representatives from relevant government bodies and the private sector of the two countries.
The project, as part of the Fisheries and Rice Corridor Cooperation between Cambodia and China, will leverage the adoption of China’s technology to promote a rice production chain in Cambodia to become a model for the sector development among the provinces around Tonle Sap Lake.
According to Forword Agriculture Technology International Cooperation, the implementation of the project will start with building a modern rice industry cooperation zone stretching 70 hectares in the province and the construction of a model rice industry zone along with capacity building for key implementers.
It will also establish rice crop maintenance, agricultural machinery, and drying service centres and provide technical training on cultivation techniques, rice crop management, use of modern agricultural machinery, and rice-vegetable crop rotation techniques.
Implemented by the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China in cooperation with the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, the two-year Cambodia-China Guangxi modern rice industry cooperation project lasts from June 2025 to June 2027.
