PHNOM PENH: Two big firms – Amru Rice Cambodia and Cambodian Agriculture Cooperative Corporation (CACC), the largest buyers of Preah Vihear province's organic products – have extended their order of organic rice and cassava from 31 agricultural cooperatives in the province this year.

The contracts were signed in the provincial city this morning under the presidency of H.E. Kim Rithy, Governor of Preah Vihear province.

Under the contracts, Amru Rice Cambodia will purchase a total of 16,000 tonnes of organic rice while CACC will order 25,000 tonnes of organic cassava and 10 tonnes of organic peanuts.

In addition, Amru Rice Cambodia has provided a credit of 59,400 kilograms of registered Romduol rice variety for the province to contribute to increasing rice yields and quality for export to international markets.

Mr. Peung Trida, Director of Preah Vihear Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, stated that in 2022, a total of 28,000 tonnes of organic agricultural products, including 15,080 tonnes of organic rice, 13,000 tonnes of organic cassava, and 5 tonnes of organic peanuts were produced and supplied by contract by more than 5,000 farmer families.

Oknha Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice Cambodia, is committed to boosting Preah Vihear organic rice promotion and export to a wider global market in order to further enhance the reputation of Preah Vihear rice in the international arena.

For his part, H.E. Kim Rithy spoke highly of the well-coordinated efforts of all stakeholders, with the coordination of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, leading to the subsequent achievement in terms of contract farming, which can be considered as a procedure for producers and buyers to move in a specific direction together with transparency, truthfulness, and mutual trust.

Organic rice and cassava in Preah Vihear province are known to be the largest organic agricultural products in Cambodia.