The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research is supporting a new research project to reduce food loss and waste in the pangasius catfish value chain in Cambodia, said the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh in a news release on Friday.

Knowledge generated by the research will benefit pangasius catfish farmers, private enterprises, and the country’s future fish export to foreign markets, it added.

The research team from the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) and Health and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (HAPRI) recently visited Cambodia to gather information about food loss and waste along the pangasius catfish value chain, said the source, pointing out that they spoke with farmers, fish traders, and authorities from the Tonle Sap River floating markets and the fish hatchery.

According to the news release, the project is part of the ACIAR-IDRC Food Loss Research Programme, which will work with partners in developing countries, including Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, to address food loss in the Mekong pangasius catfish value chain through innovative, locally driven solutions.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)