Strategic Planning Framework News Today

This document charts an operational plan for what WorldFish Cambodia plans to achieve in 2024. It also highlights the key priorities, impact areas and themes the Cambodia program will target in the same year. WorldFish Cambodia works in the Mekong countries with both government and non-government entities, including the private sector. Through these collaborations, the work contributes to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector to improve livelihoods and food security.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it greenlit a $73 million financing package on December 7 to improve the sustainability and climate resilience of the Kingdom’s marine fisheries subsector.

ADB has approved a $73 million financing package to boost the climate resilience and sustainability of coastal and marine fisheries in Cambodia.

The fishery subsector is an important component of Cambodia’s economy, accounting for 8% to 10% of the country’s gross domestic product.

Finanicial institutions in Cambodia are growing more willing to loan to aquaculture stakeholders to stimulate exports as the Kingdom prepares to ship its first commercial batch of iridescent shark catfish to China.

A trial export of 40 tonnes of iridescent shark catfish to China expected this month has again been delayed, until mid-September, as the only authorised exporter struggles to process the batch, according to a senior official at the agriculture ministry’s Fisheries Administration (FiA).

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