7th Cambodia Rice Forum 2024 to Be Held Next Week in Phnom Penh

Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) will organise the 7th Cambodia Rice Forum 2024 under the theme ‘Transforming the Cambodia Rice Value Chain to be Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable’.

This year’s forum will be held on Sept. 10 at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra under the presidency of Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

The forum is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, the Ministry of Commerce, Australia through Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED), the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), Khmer Enterprise (KE) and USAID’s Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II.

CRF said in a press release that the primary objectives of the Cambodia Rice Forum are to showcase Cambodia’s rice sector globally by demonstrating the country’s capabilities in rice production, milling, and processing and achieving the prestigious Cambodia Rice Award.

It is aim
ed to give floor to key insiders to share with participants market trends, rice production techniques, and technologies related to rice growing, milling, and processing; to share the government’s visions, policies, and measures for the rice sector with participants; and to gather the inputs and recommendations to improve Cambodia’s rice sector.

At the forum, there will be presentations and panel discussions featuring key local and international experts on the following three topics: Drivers for Competitiveness and Resilience of Rice Cultivation in Cambodia; ESG and Sustainable Financing in Rice Sector; and Global Rice Trend and Food Security.

Cambodia exported a total of 412,023 tonnes of milled rice in the first eight months of 2024, earning a revenue of US$305million, according to a CRF’s report.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse