On May 1, 2021, at Kampong Cham Provincial Hall, Oknha Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), has brought the donation of 5 tons of rice from the participation of CRF’s members to the Kampong Cham Provincial Administration, hightly presented by H.E. Un Chanda, Governor of Kampong Cham Province, and H.E. Khlot Phorn, Chairman of Kampong Cham Provincial Board of Directors.

 On the morning of April 24, 2021, at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, there is a symbolic handover ceremony for 100 tons of rice, highly presented by H.E. Vong Sandab, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, High Representative of HE Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Economy and Finance, and the chair of the Executive Committee to Manage and Lead the Implementation of the Lockdown, with representatives of the Cambodia Rice Federation, including Oknha Hun Lak, Chairman of the Board of the Cambodia Rice Federation, and Oknha Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation, and the representative from Phnom Penh Municipality, H.E Keut Chhe, Deputy Governor of Phnom Penh, and the participation of Excellencies, Lok Chumteavs, Ladies and Gentlemen, civil servants of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

 In the afternoon of Tuesday, April 13, 2020, at the Ministry of Health, Oknha Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), has joined with other 13 private companies and donators, also represented the donations from CRF, including four laptops and five printers, were donated to the Adhoc Committee for COVID-19 vaccination, chaired by Lok Chumteav Or Vandine.

Cambodia's rice exports in the first quarter of 2021 reached 153,688 tonnes, generating in the valued of 109.73 million US dollars.

 On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Oknha Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), delivered a keynote speech addressing at the Ministry of Commerce's Annual General Meeting 2020 through the video conference chaired by H.E Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce of Cambodia.

 In the first two months of early 2021, Cambodia achieved its rice exports in the amount of 64.53 million US dollars with the volume 76 222 tons. The exports in these two months is dropped by 44.16% comparing to the same period of 2020. This decrease was mainly due to the lack of containers and the cost of shipping continued to be increased, up to almost 500% of the shipping cost in 2019.

On the afternoon of February 17, 2021, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) held a meeting of the Marketing and Export Promotion Executive Committee (Exco) lead by Ms. Kim Sreyroth, Vice President of CRF and head of the Exco to discuss about the marketing challenges, especially to find solutions and mechanism to boost exports to China, with the participation of CRF’s members from all related sectors such as exporters, rice millers, transport and logistic companies and inspection companies, in total around 20 participants.

 In the afternoon of February 10, 2021, at the meeting hall of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC), a private sector meeting of the Rice working group of the Government-Private Sector Forum was chaired by H.E. Sok Puthivuth, Co-Chair of the Working Group, Oknha Hun Lak, Chairman of the Board of the CRF and Vice Chairman of the Rice Working Group, Oknha Kim Savuth, Executive Advisor to CRF and Vice Chairman of Rice working group,

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) would like to thank BTV for its strong interest in the Cambodian rice sector, and especially in the context of January 2021, when rice exports saw a decline, BTV ommediately interviewed yesterday with Mr. Song Saran, President of the Cambodia Rice Federation to present to the public the reasons as well as the challenges in detail.

On Wednesday, February 3, 2020 at Sofitel Hotel, Mr. Song Saran, President Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), has joint in Announcement of the Conclusion of the negotiations for Free Trade Agreement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (CKFTA) via video conference, chaired by H.E. Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and H.E. Yoo Myung-hee, Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Korea.