Cambodia: Mondulkiri eyes potato production opportunity

Speaking at the press conference yesterday, Kheang said Mondulkiri could produce around 500 tonnes annually to respond to rising domestic demand. Kheang said that potato cultivation could provide a high income for farmers and more jobs for people in the province. "Another advantage of the potato is the crop can be preserved for a long time and doesn't spoil easily unlike other vegetables," he said. "Increasing potato cultivation would also reduce the need to import the vegetable in the future," said Kheang. However, I have added that the department could not yet produce the potato varieties ideal for its soil and needed to further cooperate with the Potato Research Center. In 2016, the research center was launched to analyze the crop and determine what varieties were best suited to Cambodian soil. However, research has been temporarily suspended due to ...