For many years, Cambodian farmers are facing huge challenge of access to market that could accept the quantity with reasonable price of their product. There are many issues that farmers encountered such as (1) low product quality (2) ineffective production cost (3) lack of market promotion/business linkage including standard quality. At FAEC, we provide trainings with innovative agricultural production and post-harvest technic to members via our specialized farmers. We support local market development and/or collection center that contribute to a fairly price and benefit to farmer members. We provide capacity building on standards development for farmer members such as internal inspection and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) to improve trust to clients. We engage in business match making between cooperatives and buyers to negotiate on price, quality and other specifications.
To support rice market…
The Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) has collaborated with FAEC to implement Commercialization of Cambodian Rice Project (SCCRP) funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD – French Agency for Development). Its purpose is to contribute to support the implementation of the National Strategy of Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Exports approved by the Council of Ministers in July 2010, with an objective of maximization of the added value and of the share of this added value reaching producers as a part of the overall goal of rural poverty alleviation. In this project, FAEC facilitates business linkage with rice miller, facilitate access to finance and contribute to decision marking at Cambodia Rice Federation at national level in which FAEC is the member of executive committee concerning family farming.
To support on rice seed….
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With Food Sovereignty and Family Agriculture program (AFSA), FAEC supports market promotion of fragrant rice seed in Takeo and Kampong Speu province. With assistant from CIRD, FAEC monitors and creates inspection body, promoting Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in order to provide standard quality and trust to clients. Training and coaching have been provided to producer to ensure production efficiency and product quality. Currently, FAEC is promoting branding of seed, called “Our Seed”. This brand was a joined brand among 8 cooperatives from 3 provinces -Takeo, Kampong Speu, Prey Veng and Svay Rieng.
To support on red rice market…
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Smach Red Rice is one of the rare variety only available in Cambodia in Svay Rieng Province. Several benefits of this variety to human health have been recognized by consumers, making this product special and high value. However, the market of this product has been struggling and disconnected for several years. The Vietnamese buyers who are the main buyer has dramatically reduced purchasing quantity. To respond to this problem, FAEC has organized an exchange visit for Smach Kompong Ror and Singkahak kaksekor cooperative, who are involve in red rice promotion, to Vietnam to help them to understand the market issue and to find more market opportunity. To organize this exchange visit, FAEC has collaborated with department of agriculture of Kampong Ror district, Svay Rieng province and district department of agriculture of Kien Tuong district, Log An province, Vietnam.
To support on vegetable market…
From 2011-2014, FAEC has set up the shop in Phnom Penh in order to facilitate commercialization of member products such as the European vegetable produced by PUAC farmers in Kampong Speu province, organic rice from Takeo, Red Rice from Svay Rieng, Palm Sugar from Kampong Speu and Pepper from Kampot. Around 30 tons of vegetable had been solved every year via this shop.
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