Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) has launched a new rice variety called ‘Champei Sar 70’. Dith Tina. Photo: Collected
The Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) has launched a new rice variety with the option of two to three times a year cultivation and a yield of 4.5 tons per hectare. A new rice variety called 'Champei Sar 70' allows short cultivation time and is weather resistant after nine years of research.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, through CARDI, released a new rice variety, fragrant rice, in late 2022, said CARDI official Orn Chhour. It is a good quality rice, similar in length to Romduol fragrant rice variety and with an aromatic fragrance, he said.
The rice variety has been bred from the Romduol fragrant rice variety for nine years of research, which was started in 2013 and released in 2022.
“Farmers can do it two to three times a year, which can supply the market for a whole year, unlike the romduol variety, which can only be done once a year,” he said.
The CARDI is now working to supply the seeds to the community, Chhour said.
Although the rice variety of Champei Sar 70 has not yet been produced for sale, CARDI encouraged farmers to choose this rice variety to grow because of its weather and insect-resistant qualities and planting in the short term, which will make farmers reduce costs, including that of fertilizers.
“Based on experiments, this rice variety has a yield from 4 tons to 4.5 tons per hectare,” he said.
This new rice variety will be supported by consumers both in the country as well as the international market, as it provides standard rice that meets the needs of the international market, according to CARDI. CARDI will start supplying new rice varieties nationwide through farmers, mills, and farming communities.
In a visit to CARDI on Monday, Agriculture Minister Dith Tina applauded CARDI’s effort in rice research and development, saying that despite some difficulties, CARDI is still able to develop a new rice variety that is good and important for farmers.
“The development of this new variety can be considered a great achievement for the Institute and the agricultural sector, as well as the image of Cambodia,” Tina said.
Cambodia exported 637,004 tons of milled rice to international markets in 2022, up 3.2 percent, from 617,069 tons a year earlier, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation. Cambodia bagged around $414 million in revenue from exports to 59 countries and regions last year.
Exported milled rice varieties included premium aromatic rice, fragrant rice, long grain white rice, parboiled rice, organic rice, and glutinous rice, CRF said.
Source:
Online/GFMM
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