Cambodia Rice : Export Potential and Strategies
In 2010, Cambodia exported 40,000 metric tons of rice. In 2013, Cambodia exported nearly 400,000 metric tons ofrice to 66 countries. A ten-fold increase in just three years. Moreover, in only five years, Cambodia moved from apaddy to a milled rice...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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International Finance Corporation, Phnom Penh
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/666741487078469320/Cambodia-rice-export-potential-and-strategies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26109 |
| Summary: | In 2010, Cambodia exported 40,000 metric
tons of rice. In 2013, Cambodia exported nearly 400,000
metric tons ofrice to 66 countries. A ten-fold increase in
just three years. Moreover, in only five years, Cambodia
moved from apaddy to a milled rice exporter, and is now well
on the way to evolving from a commodity trader to a demand
driven export marketer. The evolution is evident in both the
product and the process, with the sector now equipped with
modern milling capacities, both in terms of volumeand
quality management. This includes the introduction of Food
Safety certification programs vital for penetrating
international markets. Such progress will contribute
substantially to the government’s rice sector policy of
exporting one million tons of rice in 2015. This publication
will present strategies and opportunities for Cambodian rice
as an export product. It will illustrate how the Cambodia
rice sector can improve its product image and how and where
it can better place its rice in international markets given
a more detailed analysis of its current and potential customers. |
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