The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries will conduct technical training on Good Agriculture Practices for longan and mango farmers on the required standard for exports.
The Battambang provincial department of Agriculture said in a statement yesterday that those who wish to export the commodities abroad shall register for technical training.
Chhim Vichara, director of the provincial agricultural department, said, “The training is to ensure appropriate standards and technical conditions for exports, especially to China.”
Passing through the GAP training, farmers can register their farm for assessment inspection by officials to be eligible for exports, he said.
“For those who have already received training shall apply for the evaluation to get the certificate of Good Agricultural Practice – Cambodia and evaluation inspection to plantations for export, which is a requirement for exports, especially to China,” he said.
The move comes ahead of the first shipment of Palin longan to China, scheduled to be in September.
Ngin Chhay, director-general of the agriculture ministry, said last week that the shipment of Palin longan to China would be expected in September this year, calling farmers to strengthen their farming by following sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Last week, China Jinan Engineering Import Export (Cambodia) Co Ltd signed another MoU with Pailin longan communities in four provinces including Pailin, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Pursat provinces to export the produce from September 2022 to June 2023.
A group of farmers in Pailin province in June reached a deal to export longan fruits directly to China.
The fruits will be put through the sanitizing process at the factory and packaged before transport in cooling containers.
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