Informes

PHNOM PENH, 28 July 2014 (IRIN) - The planned construction of 88 hydroelectric dams in the lower Mekong basin by 2030 will cause food security challenges in Cambodia, experts say. “Cambodia is going to pay the highest…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households remained stable in rural areas while in urban areas decreased 3.5% on a month-on-month. Retail price of local lowest quality rice in rural and urban areas decreased 0.8% and 0.5% respectively month-on-month. Wholesale…

SITUATION OVERVIEW More than 225,000 Cambodian migrants have crossed back to their country from Thailand in an epic exodus which started a little over a week ago. Poipet border alone recorded 180,771 mi- grants returned (58,665 women…

PHNOM PENH, 5 June 2014 (IRIN) - Having money in your pocket does not translate into a toilet in your home, so Cambodian sanitation campaigners are trying new ways to encourage latrine construction in a country…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT The 2014 main season rice production forecast similar to last year’s good level Slightly higher rice exports expected in 2014 Rice prices declined significantly in the past months The overall food security situation satisfactory

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households increased 0.3% in rural areas and 2.3% in urban areas on a month-on-month basis. Retail price of local lowest quality rice in rural and urban areas increased 0.4% and 0.1% respectively month-on-month. Wholesale…

Socio-economic context and role of agriculture Cambodia is a low income country in the Southeast Asia region. Agriculture contributed 37 percent to the GDP and employed about 67 percent of the workforce in 2012. Most Cambodian farmers…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households decreased 2.6% in rural area and increased 2.9% in urban area on a month-on-month basis. Retail price of lowest quality rice increased 1.5% in rural areas and decreased 0.2% in urban areas…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households increased in rural and urban areas 2.7% and 1.4% month-on-month. Retail price of lowest quality rice decreased 1.3% in rural areas and increased 1.5% in urban areas month-on-month. Wholesale price of mixed rice…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households decreased 1.7% in rural areas and increased 0.9% in urban areas month-on-month. Retail price of lowest quality rice increased 2.9% in rural areas and remained stable in urban areas month-on-month. Wholesale price of…