The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ( km, ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ) is the

government ministry Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." Энцикло� ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

that is responsible for governing activities of

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

and the fishery industry in Cambodia.

Institutions

Public schools, companies and rubber plantations related to the Ministry include: *

Royal University of Agriculture The Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) is a leading public agricultural university in Cambodia. It is located in Dangkao Section, southwest Phnom Penh. The university is operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Histo ...

(RUA) *Cambodia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) *Prek Leap National College of Agriculture (PNCA) *Kampong Cham National School of Agriculture *Agricultural Input Company *Cambodia Rubber Development Company *Cambodia Rubber Research Institute *Rubber Import, Export, Transport and Equipment Company *Rubber Plantation Companies: Chup Rubber Plantation Co., Krek Rubber Plantation Co., Memut Rubber Plantation Co., Snoul Rubber Plantation Co., Chamkar Andong Rubber Plantation Co., Beungket Rubber Plantation Co. and Peam Cheing Rubber Plantation Co.

Crimes and disturbing issues

In the years of 2007-8 the Cambodian Government, was responsible for the sale of 45% of the total landmass in Cambodia to primarily foreign investors. The land

concession Concession may refer to: General * Concession (contract) (sometimes called a concession agreement), a contractual right to carry on a certain kind of business or activity in an area, such as to explore or develop its natural resources or to opera ...

s are to be used for agro-industrial, forestry, tourism and constructional projects, even though larger parts of the land are wildlife protections or

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

s even (See

Cardamom Mountains The Cardamom Mountains ( km, ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, ; th, ทิวเขาบรรทัด, ), or the Krâvanh Mountains, is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia and Eastern Thailand. The majority of the range ...

for example). The vast majority of the Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) have in fact been issued in violation of Cambodia's 2001 Land Law and its Subdecree on ELCs and are therefore illegal. The landsales has been perceived by observers, to be the result of extensive

land grabbing Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing as ...

and corruption within the judicial system, ministries and government bureaucracy of Cambodia. It has stirred serious unrest across the country, within recent years.Topic: Land Issues
LICADHO. Accessdate: February 20th 2014.

Ministers

References

External links

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
* ttp://www.forestry.gov.kh/ Forestry Administration, home page Forestry in Cambodia

Government ministries of Cambodia Business organisations based in Cambodia Scientific organisations based in Cambodia {{forestry-agency-stub

Institutions

Crimes and disturbing issues

Ministers

See also

References

External links