Cassava in Kompong Cham Province

Cassava is a plant originally coming from South Africa. From there it was spreading to various tropical and sub-tropical regions. Cassava is a crop that can be processed into many other products such as ethanol, animal feed or cassava starch/flour for human consumption.

Cassava, cultivated as a family-business, can be found mostly in the districts of Memot, Tambeir and Tbaung Khmom in Kampong Cham Province.

-Production: Cultivated area is 62,300 ha, yields amount approximately to 1,006,816 tons/year.

-Markets: Local processing companies and export to Vietnam as a dry chip.

Business contact :

1. Cassava Traders: Veal Kandieng village, Chhup Commune, Tbaung Khmom District, Kampong Cham. Contact Mr. Veng Cheag, Tel: 012 933 737. E-mail: v.cheang_ricemill@yahoo.com

2. TTY Agriculture Plant Development & Imex Co., Ltd: Chepes village, Memot Commune, Memot District, Kampong   Cham Province.Tel: 042 395 556 / 099 991 457. Fax: 042 395 557. E-mail: info.tty@ttyapd.com