Cambodia has plans to become a major rice exporter but the country is facing legal and regulatory hurdles to commercial production. (Image source: Sistak/Flickr)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans worth US$55mn to help strengthen the Cambodian rice sector
Rice imports are unavoidable for Indonesia this year because of the lower than expected unhusked rice production in 2013. (Image source: sxc.hu)
The Indonesian Bureau of Logistics (Bulog) has revealed plans to import at least 600,000 tonnes of rice later this year due to low production caused by weather anomalies and poor irrigation systems
