On July 10, 2020, at the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Battambong Province, Oknha Chray Son, Vice President of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), and the chair of executive committee on the cooperative agriculture development, has attended the signing event on contract farming deals to produce and supply fragrant paddy on sustainable rice for the 2020 cultivation season between AMRU Rice company, one of CRF’s member, and 8 agricultures cooperatives (AC) in Battambang province.

 On July 08, 2020, at the Ministry of Economic and Finance, Oknha Song Saran, President of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), along with Mr. Lun Yeng, Secretary General of CRF, attended the press conference on “government measure in response to the impact of COVID-19”, chaired by H.E Vongsey Visoth, Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance.

On Monday, 02 July 2020, Oknha Song Saran, president of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), along with Mr. Yon Sovann, member of board of director of CRF, attend the rice export cost study consultative and evaluation meeting, chaired by H.E Sok Sopheak, secretary of state of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), 

In 6 months of 2020, Cambodia exports rice in the total amount of 397, 660 tonnes from 6 months’ rice export in 2020, increased by 41% comparing to the same period in 2019, generating in the amount of 281,538 tonnes only. Cambodia earns more than USD 264 million from this six months of rice export.

On June 27, 2020, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has coordinate the negotiation meeting of contract farming between Kampong Prasat Agricultural Cooperative and AMRU Rice Company, both are CRF’s member, at the Kampong prasat AC’s office, located in Kampong Prasat Village, Svay Ompear Commune, Muk Kompul District, Kandal Province.

On 16 June 2020, Oknha Chan Sokheang, vice president of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and the president of Investment and Finance Executive Committee of CRF, together with Mr. Lun Yeng, Secretary General of CRF Secretariat, has welcomed the discussion meeting with National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), represented by Mr. Long Vibunrith, CFA, Deputy Directory of Exchange Management Department of NBC, and with his colleague. 

On 15 June 2020, at the Ministry of Economic and Finance (MEF), the official launch of a new online business registration system was held, chaired by H.E Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minster, Minister of MEF. Responding to the invitation from MEF, Cambodia Rice Federation’s representative, Oknha Chan Sokheang, CRF’s vice president,  

On 10 June 2020, the initiative meeting about “the possibility to collaborate and support on Cambodian rice sector” between CRF and the ARISE+, Component 3 of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) , was organized at the CRF’s office, leaded by CRF’s secretariat staffs and Mr. Udo Gartner, team leader of ARISE+, Component 3 of GIZ.

 On 03 June 2020, at the Ministry of Commerce, the consultative meeting with private sector on the input discussion regarding the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is organized under the chairman of H.E Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, and is the team leader of the negotiation team.

In 5 months of 2020, Cambodia exports rice in the total amount of 356,097 tonnes from 5 months rice export in 2020, increased by 42% comparing to the same period in 2019, which exported in the amount of 250,172 tonnes only. In term of market destinations, China is the main source of Cambodian rice export, representing 38% of the total, followed by EU (34%), ASEAN (13%), and other destinations such as Australia, Gabon, USA, take the remainder (15%).