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Wednesday, 17 February 2016
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Pepper is the lifeblood of farmers in Kampot

Arts, it's just a small plantations among other plantations of farmers in the district stage Changaur in Kep. Mr Tint'm very proud of his efforts to achieve plantations and a half hectares. Farmers, he said: 'We will be ready to harvest in about 18 to 20 months. Tint, a pepper, a next-generation Pepper says in his blood. His family, as well as many others, Kampot Pepper since the 1930s, the French colonial era so. After being forced to stop growing during the Khmer Rouge families returned pepper back in the 80s and Su put up with the low prices for the past several decades. But today, due to get from a product marked geographic location GI in 2010, the World Trade Organization to good condition improvement. Pepper growers in this area are awarded for their struggle while you're looking to capture market share here. In 2012, the association has exported 20 tons of pepper has increased slightly to 22 tonnes in 2013. At this year's harvest of pepper, the total harvest is expected to increase to 30 tonnes. Kampot pepper is sold in 4 separate categories is borrowed black pepper, red and white. Black pepper is produced by drying the dried green pepper, while white pepper is made with boiled red pepper. Today, black pepper Kampot was priced at $ 11 per kilogram, up from $ 4.5 in 2009 before GI certificate is given to this area. White pepper is priced at $ 13, up from $ 8 in 2009 and red pepper is priced at $ 20 per kg up from $ 10 in 2009. Pepper's yield chonlong between 1 and 1.5 kg. From January to May, the harvest season for farmers with little capital nearly 200 people in the province. They expect to get in this year. But for farmers like Mr. Tint planting started late and the harvest could be in 2015 or earlier. Not far from a lot of light about 15 km with a Japanese company called investment by Japanese investors, pepper cultivation area of ​​more than 60 hectares. Mok frame manager plantations, said water reservoirs 5 30 000 liters of water between the two plantations being used for irrigation pepper 12 750 chonlong on an area of ​​8 hectares of land, among their 60 hectares . Through irrigation field that develops the key industry is growing on the plantation area. Planning is in progress in many hectares. The expansion is already planned but has not been confirmed will be started, so harvest difficult to predict. Peppers can be cut out after 12 months to grow again. Montana border, said: 'The company is thinking whether we harvested in 2015 or we will cut pepper expand our growing region. As you see, when I was preparing the ground for planting more, but we'll have to see. ' Located in the provincial stage Changaur plantations leading another is planted since September last year. This field is a joint venture company with 4 from Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. These 4 companies named Valley of Pepper Valley of Diamonds Company Valley of Rubi and the Valley of Sapphire. Chan Amen, general manager in the field, said the current planting is done on an area of ​​39 hectares. Area planted with 15 hectares of pepper 36 322 Bush. He said: 'We expect that the yield will probably pepper from 25 000 to 27 000 kg in 2016, and also plans in advance of the pepper crop to 70 000 chonlong this year as well. Amen, said the province's harvest last year was only 40 percent of demand. Most of the exports made by the Association and brought to Europe. The need to fill the gap when Mr. Amen said his company is looking for new markets in Asia and the especially in China, where they hope that global demand will increase even more. Arable land prices rose from $ 3 100 in 2013 to $ 6 500 per hectare at present due to the increase some of the plantations and not in dispute, as farmers get market prices. Returning to the original plot of land with a small pepper his Tint farmers have little capital as long as everyone follow the rules of GI confident that the bigger you will not infringe on his plot. He said with a smile: Many farmers used old motor bike or when they have a new motorcycle, and some even have car ride,

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