Cambodian agri exports rise 7.8% to 8.6M tonnes

Publication date 29 March 2023 | 21:34 | ICT

Cambodia formally exported 8.6 million tonnes of agricultural products to 74 markets last year worth nearly $5 billion, up 7.8 per cent from the 7.9 million tonnes booked in 2021, as agriculture contributed 22.2 per cent of the Kingdom’s

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