Cambodia Proposes Rice Exporters Association

In an attempt to strengthen agricultural relations, Cambodia has proposed to form a regional rice exporters association.

Cambodia had hosted a ministerial-level meeting of the Ayeyawady Chao Phraya Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) which is a political, economic, and cultural organization with the members Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

ACMECS nations produce 55 million MT of rice a year, 13 percent of the world's product and export around 13 million MT a year, approximately 45 percent of the world's exports.