Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

73 Economic Land concessions, formerly under the Ministry of Environment, were handed to the Ministry of Agriculture, conversely, all conservation areas are now under the Ministry of Environment’s authority. Part of this transfer includes 13 protected forests.

MAFF and the MoE issued a joint Prakas on “Strengthening Management of ELCs” and agreed to set rental fees based on the size of cleared land permitted by both ministries. In 2014, there are 121 companies have signed agreement with MAFF covering 2 126 748 hectares of land. However, the licenses have been revoked from […]

a. Forest Preservation: MAFF has completed 160 km border demarcation of preserved forest. b. Community Forestry: In 2014, MAFF has announced the establishment and management of 19 forestry community covering 21 024 hectares located in Steung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Thom, and Rattanakiri. c. Forest and wildlife conservation: MAFF has conserved 16 280 hectares of forest […]

a. Community Fisheries: There are 516 communities with 332 168 members (35% female). Among those, 370 communities have formally been registered and recognized by MAFF. 14 communities have already submitted their applications and 23 communities are in the process of applying. b. Fishery conservation: In the process to fight against illegal fishing, MAFF has been […]

a. Community-supported agriculture: there are currently 556 communities (70 communities were registered in 2014) with 64 662 members (62% female). b. Agricultural Extension Policy: MAFF is rolling out a new Agricultural Extension Policy that will look to boost the sector by making new knowledge and technology easily accessible to farmers and communities, in a bid […]