Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ឌិត ទីណា met Sun Meijun, minister of China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC), and held productive bilateral talks with GACC Vice-Minister Zhao Zenglian. They discussed stronger sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) cooperation to speed up Chinese market access for more Cambodian agricultural products and simplify export procedures in response to farmers’ and private-sector expectations.
The meetings took place as Minister ឌិត ទីណា led a delegation to the second conference on import and export food-safety mechanisms for Belt and Road participating countries in Shanghai, China, on October 14–15, 2025.
The agriculture ministry said the sides agreed to accelerate SPS protocols and other necessary procedures for additional Cambodian products to enter China, including brown rice, pineapples, jackfruit, frozen durian, cleaned longan, cooked meat, edible bird’s nests and pet food.
Cambodian products already permitted for export to China include rice, rice bran, dried cassava chips, maize, bananas, mangoes, longan, pepper and fresh durian.
The ministry described the results as another important step in expanding agricultural trade cooperation and making export access smoother and more effective for Cambodian farmers. It urged farmers and businesses to continue good agricultural practices (GAP) and good manufacturing practices (GMP) in processing, packaging, storage and transport, maintaining quality and food safety while complying with importing-country procedures to strengthen Cambodia’s agri-food market potential.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television. Edited by ចិន្តា ទីទិ
