Kampong Speu Palm sugar, Cambodia: a focus on support to producers

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Kampong Speu Palm sugar, Cambodia a focus on
support to producers
Geographical Indications Protecting territory
brands for the benefit of rural producers
FAO / EU Regional workshop  Quality and
Origin  Bangkok 8-11 June 2009

• Prepared by
• Prak Sereyvath, CEDAC (1)
• Jean-Marie Brun, GRET (2)
• Martine François, GRET (3)

June 2009
(1) National technical assistant, GI project
(sereyvathp_cedac_at_online.com.kh) (2) Head of
pilot project for the protection of Geographical
Indications, GRET Cambodia (brun_at_gret.org) (3)
Program manager, GRET France (francois_at_gret.org).
(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)
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FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
agricultural and food quality linked to
geographical origin in Asia, Bangkok 08-11 June
2009
Palm sugar production is a long tradition of
Kampong Speu province. This areas sandy soils
and low rainfalls combine with the know-how of
producers, make Kampong Speu Palm Sugar
particularly tasty, concentrated and
aromatic. These specific characteristics provide
notoriety to the product on the market and among
consumers.
(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)
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FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
agricultural and food quality linked to
geographical origin in Asia, Bangkok 08-11 June
2009
Supporting the producers toward the registration
and protection of Kampon Speu Palm Sugar

• Introduction of GI concept, legal framework
  development in Cambodia in protecting of GI
  products (by MoC, MAFF with the support from PGI
  project funded by AFD) to local producers, local
  and national stakeholders through meetings,
  workshops and study visit.
• Setting up of a task force of 14 members (on 30
  June 2008 through election process) comprising of
  representatives of producers and other operators

(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)
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FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
agricultural and food quality linked to
geographical origin in Asia, Bangkok 08-11 June
2009

• Regular working sessions and meetings organized
  amongst task force members and PGI project, MoC
  and MAFF staffs in order to
• Discuss and draft the statutes of GI association
  (or GI management organization)
• Discuss and draft the Book of Requirement
• Participate in GI zone delimitation with expert
  2 districts in Kg. Speu and 1 district in Kandal
  were delimited due to its sandy soils (gt 0.8 m),
  good drainage and low rainfalls.
• Organize consultation meeting on BoR with
  producers in all target villages
• Do inventory of producers and exploited palm
  trees within the production zone
• Develop work plan of the association

(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)
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FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
agricultural and food quality linked to
geographical origin in Asia, Bangkok 08-11 June
2009

• GI association foundation assembly conducted on
  29/11/08 after 5 months of preparation work of
  the task force
• Association statutes were read and approved by
  the General Assembly
• Board and executive committee members were
  elected
• The Board and executive committee continue to
  work on BoR

• 2 next assemblies conducted in January 2009 to
  examine and approve on association work plan and
  BoR
• Village general meetings conducted again in all
  target villages in order to disseminate the BoR
  to producers

(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)
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FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
agricultural and food quality linked to
geographical origin in Asia, Bangkok 08-11 June
2009

• Reinforcement of the quality improvement amongst
  all members enable them to follow the BoS
  training on production techniques, proper use of
  production tools, improved cook stove making
• The quality control system established, the auto
  control (control made by producers and processors
  themselves) and internal control by KSPA are
  implementing
• Proceed for official registration of Kampong Speu
  Palm Sugar as a PGI product under the ministerial
  Prakas /decree (issued on 18/05/09)

(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)
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FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
agricultural and food quality linked to
geographical origin in Asia, Bangkok 08-11 June
2009
Production and Commercialization of KSPA members
within GI production zone in 2008
1 data 2008 from KSPA and GI support project 2
data 2003 from district offices of agriculture,
the nb. of palm trees have been significantly
decreased after 2003 3 estimation 1 exploited
tree 70 kg/year 4 estimation in average 25
trees per producer
(The pilot project for protection of Geographical
Indications in Cambodia is led by Ministry of
Commerce, in partnership with Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It receives
financial support from AFD - French Agency for
Development - and technical support from GRET and
CEDAC)