Cambodian project boosts chemical-free veg production
Kean Sophea, deputy director of the department of horticulture and subsidiary crops at the ministry, told the Khmer Times yesterday that around 50 tonnes of chemical-free vegetables had been produced to supply markets in Phnom Penh and the provincial cities.
“We hope that by mid-2018, we will have 150 tonnes of vegetables or around 70 percent of local consumption per day to meet market demand,” said Mr Sophea.
“We hope to save about $200 million a year from imported vegetables from neighbouring countries,” he added.
Research conducted by the Centre for Policy Studies shows that between 200 to 400 tonnes of vegetables are imported daily from neighbouring countries. The research found that between $150 million and $250 million is spent annually on vegetable imports from Vietnam, Thailand and China.
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