Cambodia’s fish exports decline 33% in first 6 months

Cambodia recorded 33 % decline in fish exports in the first half of this year, compared with the same period a year ago, showed the figure from the Fisheries Administration on Tuesday. 

From January to June this year, the country has exported 16,000 tons of fresh and processed fish with an estimated revenues of 45 million U.S. dollars, 33% decrease from 24,000 tons with the total cost of 67 million U.S. dollars at the same period last year. 

Update: New documents on Agro Cambodia

Dear readers,

AgroCambodia informs you that new documents have been uploaded to the “Newsletter/Documents” page:

• World Bank Newsletter- Jan-March 2011
• ADB Fact sheet 2011
• UNDP Annual Report 2009
• Best Practices in Sustainable Land Management (theme on Community Fisheries)
• Best Practices for Combating Land Degradation
• Best Practices in Sustatainable Land Management
• Sound Management of Chemicals Brochure
• Local Governance and Climate Change
• Understanding Public Perceptions of Climate Change in Cambodia

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Fish farming development in Koh Kong province

CAMBODIA is increasingly turning to fish farming in order to meet domestic demand. The business can be lucrative, but faces hurdles such as requiring substantial investment and know-how, according to Cheng Chhun, owner of the Cheng Chhun Seafish Farm.