Cambodia Fresh Farm Has a Fish Processing Plant in Phnom Penh and Breeding Farm in Kandal
19 August 2023


Phnom Penh (FN), Aug. 19 – Cambodia Fresh Farm is a fish farm that has a processing plant in Phnom Penh, and a breeding farm in Kandal province.

It was founded with 100% investment from a Japanese company, Megatrons Investment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (formerly Rainbow Progress Enterprise Co., Ltd).

The fish farm was established in 2014 and put into operation in 2017. As of 2023, it has 20 fish ponds, a processing plant, a water filtration system, an office, and other facilities on a 4.5-hectare site.

The owner Shirayama Yuichi has launched a new brand called "SHIRAYAMA FARM" for overseas markets. The company plans to export processed Cambodian tilapia, which used Japanese aquaculture and hygiene technologies.

The local Japanese manager Kubota Mitsuhiro said, "when we first started farming, we were asked by Cambodians why we did not raise catfish. Indeed, catfish is a popular fish in Cambodia, and is considered a national dish. We were often asked why we chose to farm tilapia, which is relatively inexpensive and not as popular. Tilapia had a lot of potential.”

SHIRAYAMA FARM, cooperating with AMEKAZE Cambodia, will be expanding its product line to include a variety of products made with Cambodian ingredients, including tilapia flakes, smoked tilapia, and salt-fermented tilapia.

"Tilapia also has the potential to be used as fish meal for fish feed," said Kubota. "We breed tilapia without using any drugs, and we make fish meal from the scraps of frozen fillets. We have already received inquiries from Japanese feed manufacturers."

Kubota continued, in the future, we would like to work with the Cambodian Aquaculture Association to raise awareness of tilapia and contribute to the development of Cambodia's fisheries industry, together with Cambodian staff and the Cambodian people.

We are looking forward to seeing how "SHIRAYAMA FARM" will sweep the Cambodian market in the future.
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September 19, 2023
More fishery processors turning to CAPFISH
Soth Koemsoeun / Khmer Times
Forty more fisheries processing enterprises have applied for technical assistance and materials from the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) under CAPFISH to improve their food safety process.

Shetty Seetharama Thombathu, Chief Technical Advisor of the UNIDO said that “Forty fisheries processing enterprises have applied to the Cambodia Programme for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Fisheries Sector (CAPFISH) for technical and material support, under the second round, to increase food safety in the country and opportunities for export”.

“We have not yet made a decision about the applications of these 40 businesses because we need more time to analyse each business’s requirements to ensure that they are in compliance with UNIDO rules and technical implementation,” he said.

The provinces surrounding the Tonle Sap, Mekong, and sea areas are the target of UNIDO assistance, and since 2019, 28 fisheries processing firms have received support from UNIDO totalling more than $1 million, Thombathu said.