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Cassava demand up 111%

Cambodia's cassava exports to foreign markets in 2011 jumped 111 per cent compared to 2010, statistics from the Ministry of Commerce showed.

Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Farmers harvest cassava in Pailin province in late 2011.

The exports in 2012, however, face challenges as buyers delay cassava purchases from the Kingdom. Some farmers reported a ban in Thailand on cassava exports from Cambodia.

Cambodia exported 277,291 tonnes of fresh and dry cassava worth US$12.44 million in 2011, up from 131,312 tonnes worth about $4 million the year before.

Cassavas exports grew because farmers increased production on increased international demand and rising prices, Ministry of Commerce secretary of state Chan Nora said. 

“Farmers saw the increase in cassava price and that made them grow more.”

But the price has since fallen after farmers in Cambodia’s western provinces flooded the market with the crop, Chan Nora said. 

Delayed orders in Thailand have caused difficulty for many Cambodian farmers who abandoned other crops, such as corn, to harvest cassava, he said. 

Sam Yin, president of Malai Trading Company in Banteay Meanchey province, said Thai border authorities banned cassava exports from Cambodia on January 24. Farmers have been left with excessive unharvested cassava, he said.

“Now  farmers are very worried because the cassava market is not stable and  50 per cent of the cassava in Banteay Meanchey has yet to be collected,” Sam Yin said, noting the surge in cassava farming in 2011.

Prices have dropped substantially since farmers turned to cassava as a cash crop, he said. But exports to Thailand could resume as soon as next month when the Thai supply of cassava runs out, he said.

Are some falling behind Phnom Penh’s tech crunch?

We’re often forgetful that there are still some places without technology even a stone’s throw away, out by the plantations and rice fields. 
Nineteen-year-old university student Sen Sel grew up in one of these very places, in Kampong Cham province. He just graduated high school and has come to Phnom Penh for a chance at higher education. He now attends Royal University of Phnom Penh.

But unlike most of the other students, Sen Sel struggles with using a computer because of his background. He encounters difficulties with his studies on a daily basis. 

“Computer education just started at my high school now. Computers are very difficult for me,” he said.

“I do not know anything about the programs. It takes me a long time to do schoolwork.”

Now, Sen Sel takes a computer course to aid his troubles.

The number of graduates from the provinces pursuing a university education in Phnom Penh is on the rise. At the same time, these students are encountering problems using computers to type up their papers and send e-mails: things now compulsory for university life.

Im Samrithy, Executive Director of Education/NGO Partnership, said that studying computers at the secondary-school level is beneficial for entering a globalised job market here in Cambodia. 

“If students have a good command of computers, they can be ready for jobs that require some capacity of tech-knowledge. If we don’t know basic computer technology, then this is now just another form of illiteracy,” he said.

“In other countries, they’re learning computers at an even younger age than high school.”

Back in 2004, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport issued a policy on launching Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the Kingdom to help disperse computer technology to even the poorest schools.

The Deputy of Pursat High School, Aing Ngy, said that his school implemented computer education in 2007 – when they first received them. Now, year-11 students study on these 30 computers for two-hours per week. The government policy, however, is still only a step in the right direction.

“We cannot provide for all 700 students to study computers, since we lack trained teachers and adequate facilities for computer rooms,” Aing Ngy said.

“There are other problems, too, such as the high cost of electricity and a shortage of repair tools for computers.” 

Twenty-year-old Ly Bela from Kandal province also faces difficulties utilising computer technology for his studies in university. 

“ICT at high school will be beneficial for the next generation. They will know it before going to university. If I had learnt it at school, I wouldn’t have these difficulties,” he said.

Sen Sel also echoed these sentiments, saying that ICT is only as effective as its human resources and equipment.  

The Ministry of Education has no choice but to limit ICT to year-11 students, Im Samrithy said. He explained that there is not enough financial backing to extend ICT to others, and only development partners will help to financially fortify the system.

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