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។

Cambodia’s rice export in 9 months of 2020 to all market destinations, reached 488,785 tonnes, increased by 23% comparing to the same period in 2019, and received more than USD 328 million as gross revenue. 

On Friday, October 9, 2020, Oknha Song Saran, President of CRF, together with Mr. Lun Yeng, Secretary General of the CRF, have welcomed Dr. Yurdi Yasmi, Regional Representative of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for Southeast Asia, and his colleagues, to discuss the possibility of collaboration in research and development between the two institutions in order to promote and improve.

On October 18, 2020, in Ou Ta Ki Commune, Thmor Koul District, Battambang Province, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) brought the donations from CRF's members  and the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) to 650 affected families, due to the flood in Ou Ta Ki commune, each family received 15 kg of rice, 1 box of noodles, Fish can, soy sauce and money 40,000 riels.

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នាថ្ងៃពុធ ៥កើត ខែកត្តិក ឆ្នាំជូត ទោស័ក ព.ស ២៥៦៤ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី២១ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ ឧកញ៉ា សុង សារ៉ន ប្រធានសហព័ន្ធស្រូវអង្ករកម្ពុជា (ស.អ.ក) បានចូលរួមថ្លែងសុន្ទរកថាគន្លឹះ ទាក់ទងនឹងប្រធានបទ “កសិករខ្នាតតូចក្នុងស្ថានភាពកូវីដ១៩” នៃវេទិកាកសិករថ្នាក់ជាតិ លើកទី៩ ដែលបានរៀបចំឡើងនៅសណ្ឋាគារកាំបូឌីយ៉ាណា ក្រោមការបើកវេទិកាពីសំណាក់ ឯកឧត្តម ឡូយ សុផាត ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការផែនការវិនិយោគ កសិកម្ម អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ បរិស្ថាន និងធនធានទឹក នៃរដ្ឋសភា។

 In the 10 months of 2020, Cambodia's gross revenue from rice exports increased by nearly USD 47 million, accounted for 15% increases compared to the same period in 2019. In total, Cambodian rice export’s gross revenue in the 10 months of 2020 reached USD 366.44 million.The total amount of 10 months’ export in 2020 is 536,035 metric tons, increased by 17.11% comparing to the same period in 2019. (Summary report of Cambodian rice export in 10 months of 2020)  

 On October 27, 2020, at the Economic and Commercial Counsellor's office of the Embassy of the people's republic of China in the Kingdom of Cambodia, Oknha Song Saran, CRF’s President, Ms. Kim Sreyroth, CRF’s Vice President, and the head of Access to Market and Trade Promotion Executive Committee of CRF, and together with CRF’s board members and CRF’s secretary general has joint the meeting, respond to invitation from the Embassy of China in Cambodia, that the meeting focused on sharpen the ways to expand Cambodian rice export to Chinese market.

 On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), Oknha Song Saran, CRF’s president, and Mr. Lun Yeng, CRF’s secretary general, has attended the meeting to review and discuss on the on the establishment of National Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) chapter. The meeting was led by Dr. Mak Soeun, Deputy General Director of General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA).

 On Wednesday, October 29, 2020, at the Khmer Enterprise (KE) Office, Oknha Song Saran, CRF’s president has attended the discussion meeting invited by Dr. Chhieng Vanmunin, CEO of KE, that the meeting is focused on the open sharing experiences, and challenges affected by the consequences happened in 2020 on agriculture, and food processing.

On November 13, 2020, at the Kampong Thom’s Stadium, Oknha Song Saran, president of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), and the CRF’s secretariat staffs, have attended the event of rice seed distribution to 6650 famer’s households affected from flood, to help them in re-planting. This event is honored to have H.E Dr. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodia Armed Forces, and the Commander of the Royal Cambodia Army, the highly presentative of Samdech Decho Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia. Each households received 100kg of rice seed, money, and others necessary needs.

 On Friday, November 13, 2020, at the Amru Rice Mill factory in Kampong Thom Province, which is one of CRF’s members, Oknha Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and CRF secretariat staffs have welcomed the visit from H.E Pablo Kang, Australian Ambassador, and Mr. Gary Ellem, team leader of Cambodia-Australia Agricultural Value Chain Program (CAVAC), and his colleagues.

 On November 13, 2020, Mr. Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), and CRF secretariat’s staffs, have visited the organic rice field of Samaki Rung Reoung Agricultural Cooperative, in Roveang District, Preah Vihear Province, to observe the Pka Rumdul organic harvested.

 On Thursday, November 19, 2020, Oknha Song Saran, president of Cambodia Rice Federation, has given the welcome speech in the webinar  “Cambodia-China NQI and Connectivity Project Seminar”, organized by the Development research center of the state administration for market regulation of China, and the Dali University of China.