Tag: Agriculture Minister

A farmer filters her paddy rice after harvest in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, on Dec. 8, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Low Rice Prices Spark Protests in Battambang, Farmers Demand Government Help

15 Jan 2025 6:16 PM|
Sovann Sreypich|

About 20 farmers in Battambang’s Mong Russey district blocked part of National Road 5 on Jan. 13, urging the government to secure a market for…

Agriculture Minister Dith Tina speaks during a news conference at the Agriculture Ministry in Phnom Penh on October 17, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

New Agriculture Minister Warns Critics May Face Defamation Charges, Admits Sectors’ Challenges

18 Oct 2022 3:15 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Dith Tina acknowledged the difficulty of addressing the agriculture sector’s long-standing challenges and warned potential critics of his ministry he…

Dith Tina is seen on a television screen in a press room as the National Assembly confirmed him as Agriculture Minister on October 14, 2022. CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan

Dith Tina Approved as New Agriculture Minister

14 Oct 2022 3:05 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

The ruling CPP-controlled National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved Dith Tina, formerly a secretary of state at the Energy Ministry, as the new Agriculture Minister,…

Dith Tina, the prospective nominee for Minister of Agriculture and current Ministry of Mine and Energy secretary of state, speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on June 12, 2015. (CamboJA/Panha Chhorpoan)

Dith Tina Set to Replace Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon

10 Oct 2022 6:25 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Dith Tina is the prospective nominee for Minister of Agriculture, according to a National Assembly agenda and an October 8 announcement from Prime Minister Hun…