This season’s Kampot pepper
production is expected to reach 27 tons, up from 21 tons last year thanks to a
larger area of harvested land. Despite the increase, adverse weather conditions
meant the estimate was still below farmers’ expectations. The weather was hot
and dry for about five months consistently – that harmed the crop of many
farmers.
Harvest season runs from March
to early June, with 16 hectares to be harvested this year. Kampot pepper has
the WTO’s geographical indication (GI) status linking the quality of the
product to its origin. Exports and prices have been on the rise since receiving
the status in 2010. The total cultivated area of GI Kampot pepper reached 90
hectares this year, twice that of 2013.
Source:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/yield-gi-pepper-lower-hoped
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