A newly formed Agricultural Business Center will buy approximately 500 tons of vegetables per day from farmers to meet demand in Phnom Penh. Phan Sopheak, founder of the Agricultural Business Center located in Kakab I commune of Por Sen Chey district in Phnom Penh, has stated that his center aims to buy vegetables from farmers and distribute them to markets in the capital. However, the farmers have to pack their products according to hygienic techniques at their farms and then transport them to the center.
He said that produce bought by the center will be distributed to customers who are brokers. There are two types of vegetables to be collected: Common market vegetables and organic vegetables.
However, the organic vegetables can only cover about 15 to 20 per cent of the demand for mixed vegetables and, according to estimates, Phnom Penh may need about 500 tons of agricultural products per day.
“My plan for the future is to buy only crops that have been grown according to agricultural technical standards and in the future I hope our Cambodian people will be comfortable eating only organic products,” he said.
Source: phnompenhpost.com