The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is organising a two-day "Khmer Agricultural Village' exhibition on June 1-2, 2024 in Phnom Penh to promote and seek support on home grown agricultural products. The exhibition was kicked off under the presidency of the First Lady, Lok Chumteav Dr. Pich Chanmony Hun Manet, with the participation of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries H.E. Dith Tina, officials from relevant ministries and institutions, businessmen, investors, and national and international guests. In her opening speech, the First Lady called for support for domestically-grown agricultural products, and encouraged food service companies, as well as chefs' associations, tourism associations and restaurants to join the movement by collaborating directly with Cambodian agricultural associations and cooperatives on agricultural supplies. She encouraged farmers and agricultural cooperatives to enhance and strengthen their farming productions sustainability and friendly to environment to build and strengthen consumers' trust. H.E. Dith Tina said that this exhibition is aimed to promote the use of Cambodian agricultural products more widely for the benefit of the people and farmers. "At a time when the world is experiencing crises such as climate change and the Russia-Ukraine war, Cambodia is able not only to ensure complete food security for the people across the country, but also to produce for export to foreign markets. Last year, Cambodia exported some 8.4 million tonnes of agricultural products such as rice, cashew, pepper, banana, mango, rubber to foreign markets worth US$4.3 billion. A resident of Phnom Penh, Mrs. Srey Touch, who visited the exhibition, expressed her surprise to see plenty of locally produced products, mostly made from agricultural raw materials showcased in the exhibition. 'I'm impressed with products produced locally in terms of both quality and proper packaging. This made me think that Cambodian farmers and producers can produce quality products, which are compa rable to imported products,' Mrs. Srey Touch said. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse