Cambodia: Mondulkiri eyes potato production opportunity

Published 2020년 7월 21일

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Mondulkiri province in Cambodia is planning to produce around 500 tonnes of potatoes annually to meet rising domestic demand. The potato cultivation will bring high income for farmers and create more jobs in the province. The department is currently unable to produce the potato varieties ideal for its soil and is waiting to collaborate with the Potato Research Center. Import of potatoes in Cambodia has exceeded 5,000 tonnes annually from countries like Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Australia, and the US. The research center, a collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, the Korean International Cooperation Agency, and the Royal University of Agriculture, has temporarily halted its operations due to COVID-19.

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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 ...

Source: Argenpapa