The Proposal

Cambodia Typologies

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Cambodia Investment Cases and Interventions

Rice is the staple crop of Cambodia accounting for 3.5 Mha of land use, annual production of 11.62 Mmt of paddy rice, it is the main source of income for rural farmers and Cambodia’s largest agriculture export commodity (USD 1 billion).  Presently, 67 % of the crop is exported as paddy and only 33 % is exported as milled rice. China is the largest importer of Cambodian milled rice (45%), followed by Europe (32%) and the rest of the world (23%). Most paddy rice has been exported to Vietnam.

Cambodia has significant opportunities to increase the volume of milled rice exported due to its 6.29 Mmt surplus production and with the focus on organic or unique varieties (including the World’s Best Rice Variety 2022, Phka Romdoul). Fragrant and organic fragrant rice varieties are well known and preferred in many markets globally, with opportunities for significant increase. The intervention areas for investment are increasing resilient and sustainable rice production systems, increasing rice storage capacity, increasing rice milling capacity and promoting milled rice export to global markets. 

Cashew production in Cambodia has expanded exponentially, and Cambodia is now the third largest cashew producer globally. The current area under production is 435,733 ha with an annual production of 508,283 mt. Production is expected to increase by a further 23% in the coming 5 years as 104,558 ha of additional planting area mature. Approximately 90% of cashew are exported from Cambodia unprocessed, which is related to previous investment focussing on production rather than processing.

Because of the scale of cashew production in Cambodia and the lack of in country processing capacity, investment in cashew can provide significant economic returns through the targeting of sustainable deforestation free production, cashew processing / packaging, and export promotion. The injection of finance and mechanised processing into the cashew value chain will connect premium Cambodian processed product to global markets and will realize Cambodia’s vision to be a producer and exporter of the highest quality cashew products globally. 

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Mango production in Cambodia has grown considerably in recent years with the planting area reaching 152,073 ha and an annual production of 2.2 Mmt. Production is expected to increase by a further 29% in the coming 5 years as 44,101 ha of additional planting area mature. Approximately 11% of Cambodia’s highly desirable mango varieties have been exported as fresh produce to global markets, 85% are exported to neighbouring countries for processing, and only a small volume of mango around 4% have previously been processed in Cambodia for both domestic consumption and export.

Significant opportunities exist for increased fresh mango export to global markets and for value addition and processing within Cambodia for domestic and export markets. Investment in improved SPS facilities and an increased number of cold store and cold chain infrastructure and mango processing facilities will connect the premium Cambodian fresh and processed mango to domestic and global markets.

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