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Cambodia’s Preah Vihear Rice registered as collective mark

The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce has launched the registration of “Preah Vihear Rice” as a collective mark for the rice variety associated with the northern Cambodian province.
Cambodia’s Preah Vihear Rice registered as collective mark ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: Phnom Penh Post)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The CambodianMinistry of Commerce has launched the registration of “Preah Vihear Rice” as a collectivemark for the rice variety associatedwith the northern Cambodian province.

The collective mark registration isaimed at protecting intellectualproperty and maintaining traditional farming knowledge, thereby increasing thevalue chain, creating jobs, and improving local farmers’ living conditions.

According to the Cambodia RiceFederation, the country exported about 53,036 tonnes of milled rice worth 35.72million USD in January, up 54.75 percent year on year. China remains the keymarket of Cambodian rice, followed by the EU and three Southeast Asiancountries. It also shipped 275,511 tonnes of unmilled rice to neighbouringcountries, mostly Vietnam, earning 60.61 million USD.

In 2021, Cambodia exported 617,069tonnes of milled rice worth 418 million USD and 3.53 million tonnes of unmilled grains worth 846 million USD./.
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