XAG Brings Drone Innovation to Cambodian Farmers for Sustainable Cassava Production
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Jun 09, 2022, 07:00 ET


SIEM REAP, Cambodia, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Drone technology has been recently introduced in Cambodia's cassava cultivations to help small-scale farmers earn better yield while bringing down the costs of farm input. Cassava is the most important agro-industrial crop in Cambodia that provides employment and livelihood to thousands of rural workers. Supporting the national cassava policy, XAG delivers new energy to this sector with its agricultural drones that can use less water and chemical and ease the workload on farm.

Broadly grown on over 600 thousand hectares of farmland in Cambodia, Cassava covers the second largest planting area after the rice paddy and contributes to 4% of GDP growth. However, the tradition of cassava farming involves intensive labour and time-consuming process. To meet the growing demand of cassava-based products including food, flour, paper and alcohol, Cambodian farmers have rapidly expanded their planting areas and started applying XAG's agricultural drones for productivity boom.
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H1 cassava exports surge 43%
Hin Pisei | Publication date 10 July 2022 | 20:16 ICT
Cambodia exported more than 2.3 million tonnes of cassava in the first half (H1) of 2022, up more than two-fifths year-on-year, of which Thailand bought the largest share at over 1.3 million tonnes or 59.49 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

The report, compiled by the ministry’s General Directorate of Agriculture based on figures from the National Phytosanitary Database, breaks down the exports by four categories: cassava chips, fresh cassava, tapioca starch, and cassava pulp.

From January-June, the Kingdom exported a total of 2,300,919.39 tonnes of cassava, up by 42.55 per cent over the 1,614,129.76 tonnes recorded last year, the report said.

Cassava chips accounted for 1,534,590 tonnes, up by 24.25 per cent year-on-year, of which 1,133,550 tonnes were shipped to Thailand and 401,040 tonnes to Vietnam. Fresh cassava totalled 710,300 tonnes, up by 97.97 per cent, and went to Vietnam (475,100 tonnes) and Thailand (235,200 tonnes).

Tapioca starch clocked in at 48,948 tonnes, up by 207.78 per cent year-on-year, and went to China (47,405 tonnes), the US (666 tonnes), Italy (378 tonnes), Vietnam (210 tonnes), the Netherlands (152 tonnes), Thailand (98.60 tonnes) and Malaysia (38.40 tonnes). Cassava pulp made up 7,081.39 tonnes, up by 63.81 per cent, and went to China (6,581.39 tonnes) and Vietnam (500 tonnes).
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US$11 Million Contract for Cassava Chips Signed in Preah Vihear Province
AKP Phnom Penh, November 02, 2022 --

A firm branded Hang Harvest Agriculture Co., Ltd. will buy over 50,000 tonnes of cassava chips from 11 agricultural cooperatives in Preah Vihear province in 2022.

The contract worth US$11 million was signed in the provincial city yesterday afternoon under the presidency of H.E. Kim Rithy, Governor of Preah Vihear province.

Addressing the function, H.E. Kim Rithy welcomed the signing of annual contract and encouraged both sides to implement well their contract's conditions.

The governor underlined that this cooperation reflects Cambodia's strong cassava market for export to China contributing significantly to boosting the national economic growth.
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A Senior Official Says Cassava Prices in Preah Vihear Are Good
AKP Phnom Penh, February 18, 2023 --
Cassava prices in Preah Vihear province this year are very good, Director of Preah Vihear provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mr. Poeung Tryda told the Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP).

"So far, the price of dried cassava is more than KHR 900 per kilogramme, while fresh cassava is between KHR 370 and KHR 420 per kilogramme," he pointed out.

Mr. Poeung Tryda said in some places in the province, cassava can be sold at KHR 930 or even KHR 950 per kilogramme and if it is very well dry, the farmers can get up to KHR 960 per kilogramme.

Cassava prices are very good this year compared to the past ten years, he continued, adding that local farmers are very happy with the high prices as cassava yields can reach from 10 tonnes to 50 tonnes per hectare.

Thai and Vietnamese traders came down to collect cassava yields, the director said.

For next year, Mr. Poeung Tryda predicted, the price of cassava will rise further, especially when oil prices continue to rise, because cassava can also be processed into ethanol besides food.

Cassava is an agro-industrial crop grown by people in Preah Vihear province on an area of about 32,000 hectares.
- AKP