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On the morning of Friday, March 27, 2026, at the Novotel Phnom Penh, Oknha Lay Chhun Hour, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, attended and delivered the opening keynote at the  Sustainable Agri-Food Conference 2026 held under the theme "Scaling Up Low-Carbon Rice Production." The event was presided over by H.E. Toch Bun Hour, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries; H.E. Dr. Mey Kalyan, Senior Advisor to the Supreme National Economic Council and Chairman of the Board of the Cambodia Agriculture Cooperative Corporation (CACC); H.E. Dr. Kao Thach, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as CEO of the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB); and Oknha Song Saran, Honorary President of the Cambodia Rice Federation and CEO of Amru Rice, alongside 150 participants from various relevant institutions.
Oknha Chan Sokheang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), and Oknha Lay Chhun Hour, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, attended the 15th-anniversary celebration of Amru Rice (Cambodia). The 15th-anniversary event was held under the high presidency of H.E. Dr. Kao Thach, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge as CEO of the Rural Development and Agriculture Bank (RDAB).
At the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), Oknha Chan Sokheang, Chairman of Board of Director of the Cambodia Rice Federation and Co-Chairman of Working Group "I" on "Paddy-Rice," representing the private sector—alongside private sector working group co-chairs and vice-chairs of the Private Sector Coordinating Committee led by Neak Oknha Kith Meng, President of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Private Sector Coordinating Committee for the Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF) mechanism—attended an inter-ministerial meeting.
On Friday, 20 March 2026, in Auckland, New Zealand, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), led by Oknha Lay Chhun Hour, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, attended and signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce Representative Office Auckland, led by Mr. Khuy Michael, Chairman of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce in Auckland, New Zealand. The ceremony was presided over and witnessed by H.E. Dr. Kao Thach, Delegate of the Royal Government of Cambodia in charge as CEO of the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank.
In Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, Oknha Lay Chhun Hour, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, led a delegation comprising five Vice Presidents of the Cambodia Rice Federation to pay a courtesy call and hold a working discussion with the China Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO). The meeting was also attended by H.E. Dr. Kao Thach, Delegate of the Royal Government in charge and CEO of the Rural Development Bank, together with his colleagues.
 At the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Oknha Chan Sokheang, Chairman of the Board of the Cambodia Rice Federation and Co-Chair of Working Group “I” (Rice Sector) representing the private sector, together with Oknha Lay Chunhua, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, attended the Cambodia Agriculture Forum, which was presided over by H.E. Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
 At the Sun & Moon Riverside Hotel, Oknha Lay Chhun Hour, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, attended the 5th Anniversary celebration of the Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC). The event, themed "5 Years of Strategic Credit Guarantees for Inclusive Economic Development," was presided over by His Excellency Academician Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance.
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