In 6 months of 2020, Cambodia exports rice in the total amount of 397, 660 tonnes from 6 months’ rice export in 2020, increased by 41% comparing to the same period in 2019, generating in the amount of 281,538 tonnes only. Cambodia earns more than USD 264 million from this six months of rice export.

On June 27, 2020, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has coordinate the negotiation meeting of contract farming between Kampong Prasat Agricultural Cooperative and AMRU Rice Company, both are CRF’s member, at the Kampong prasat AC’s office, located in Kampong Prasat Village, Svay Ompear Commune, Muk Kompul District, Kandal Province.

 On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Oknha Chan Sokheang, Vice President of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and the chair of Investment and Finance Executive Committee of CRF, along with Mr. Yon Sovann, CRF’s board member, and Mr. Lun Yeng, Secretary General of CRF Secretariat, has welcomed the requested consultative meeting with the working Group of the Research Management Unit to Support Agricultural Analysis in the ASPIRE Framework of the Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC),  

On Monday, 02 July 2020, Oknha Song Saran, president of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), along with Mr. Yon Sovann, member of board of director of CRF, attend the rice export cost study consultative and evaluation meeting, chaired by H.E Sok Sopheak, secretary of state of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), 

 

 On July 10, 2020, at the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Battambong Province, Oknha Chray Son, Vice President of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), and the chair of executive committee on the cooperative agriculture development, has attended the signing event on contract farming deals to produce and supply fragrant paddy on sustainable rice for the 2020 cultivation season between AMRU Rice company, one of CRF’s member, and 8 agricultures cooperatives (AC) in Battambang province.

On Monday morning, July 13, 2020, at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), Oknha Song Saran, president of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), with CRF’s vice presidents and CRF’s members 10 people, attended the urgent meeting to discuss and collect input on the problem of US Petition plan to cancel Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) on Cambodian rice. This meeting is leaded by H.E Seang Thay, Secretary of State of MoC and also the spoke person of MoC.

On Thursday July 30, 2020, Oknha Song Saran, President of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), has attended as one of the honored guests in the Promotional Conference on “The 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2020” Between Cambodia-China, which is held via online at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Phnom Penh Branch.

 Cambodia exported rice in the total amount of 426,073 tonnes in the 7 months’ period of 2020, increased by 38.33% comparing to the same period in 2019. Comparing the growth of 7 months’ export period in the last 5 years (2015-2019) to the 7 months in 2020, the growth is unstable, with an average of less than 1%.  (Summary Report of Rice Export July 2020)

 On August 11, 2020, at the Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Yon Sovann, member of board of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), and Mr. Lun Yeng, secretary general of CRF, has participated in the “Consultative Meeting with Private Sector on the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement negotiation (CKFTA)”, chaired by H.E Sim Sokheng, secretary of state of MoC, and also the team leader of the negotiation team.

With the recent increase of Cambodia’s rice exports to international markets, which will be able to achieve the goal of Government to export 1 million tonnes of milled rice in the future, sustainable rice production is considered as the main key factor and action plan that the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has been pursuing. 

 The signing ceremony on contract farming of Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) production between AMRU Rice (Cambodia) company, one of CRF’s members, and 22 Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs), was held on August 13, 2020,

 On August 26, 2020, at the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), “the meeting to discuss the current situation of the rice market and the harvest to study the possibility of providing loans from the Government” has been organized and led by H.E Kao Thach, Director of ARDB, with the participation from Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), led by Oknha Song Saran, CRF’s president, with Oknha Kim Savuth, CRF’s Advisor, CRF’s vice president, and members, total 6.

 On Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), Oknha Song Saran, President of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), along with Vice president, and Executive Committees, total 6, has attended in the “Meeting on the development of Cambodian rice exports in August 2020 and the impact and future of the rice sector”, led by H.E Boun Sarakmony, Secretary of State of MoC, and with H.E Chan Sokty, Government’s Delegate, Director of Green Trade Company.

 In the afternoon of Friday, August 28, 2020, at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), "Meeting to review and evaluate the harvest of rice and rice exports" is organized and led by H.E. Chou Vichith, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the Working Group within the framework of the Economic and Financial Policy Committee, and with the participation of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), led by Oknha Chan Sokheang, Vice President of the Federation, along with two Executive Advisors of the Federation, and also from other relevant ministries and institutions in the rice sector.

 In 8 months of 2020, Cambodia achieve the milled rice export in the total amount of 448,203 tonnes, increased by 31% comparing to the same period in 2019, and receiving USD 299.90 million as the gross revenue. (Summary Report of Cambodia Rice Export in 8 months of 2020 and August 2020)

 On September 4, 2020, at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited Phnom Penh Branch, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), represented by Oknha Song Saran, president of CRF, and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited Phnom Penh Branch (BOC), represented by Mr. Liu Zheng, has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the “3^rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) project”.

On September 09, 2020, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), represented by Oknha Song Saran, President of CRF, Oknha Vong Bunheng, Vice President of CRF, Mr. Lun Yeng, Secretary General of CRF, have jointly participated in field visit to Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), receiving warm welcome from Dr. Ouk Makara, Executive Director of CARDI.

កិច្ចសន្យាកសិកម្ម គឺជាយន្តការមួយដែលសមស្រប និងជួយជំរុញក្នុងការដាំដុះ ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ និង ប្រភេទពូជដែលឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងតម្រូវការ លក្ខខណ្ឌទីផ្សារជាពិសេស ប្រភេទស្រូវ និងដំណាំកសិផលសរីរាង្គ ហើយជាយន្តការមួយជួយធានា និងបង្កើនទំនុកចិត្តលើការដំាដុះរបស់ប្រជាកសិករផងដែរ។ដោយមើលឃើញនូវសារៈសំខាន់នៃយន្តការនេះ សហព័ន្ធស្រូវអង្ករកម្ពុជាសហការណ៍ជាមួយនាយកដ្ឋា​ន​​កសិ​​​​​​​​ឧស្សាហ​ក​ម្ម​​ នៃក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ ធ្វើការរៀបចំនូវព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ “ពិធីចុះកិច្ចសន្យា ផលិត​កម្ម​​ក​សិ​ក​​​​​​​​ម្ម លើដំណាំកសិ-ឧស្សាហកម្ម និងស្រូវសរីរាង្គ រវាងក្រុមហ៊ុន និង      សហគមន៍កសិកម្ម នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា” ដែលរៀបចំឡើងនៅថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ ក្រោមអធិបតីភាព ​ឯកឧត្តម វេង សាខុន រដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ នាទីស្តីការក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ ជាមួយនឹងវត្តមានរបស់ភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធជាង១០០នាក់ ក្នុងនោះ មានសហគមន៍កសិកម្មចំនួន៥៩ មកពី៨ខេត្ត ទូទាំងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។