Cambodia to host AMAF in 2020

16 Oct 2018 2045 | Business & Trade Fairs

Cambodia will be the host country for the 41st meeting of the Asean Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) in 2020, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Agriculture.

After returning from Vietnam where he participated in the 40th AMAF and the 18th AMAF Plus Three (AMAF+3) in Hanoi on Sunday, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said the government vowed to boost the reform of the agriculture sector.

He said the ministry of agriculture will prioritize the tasks in the agriculture sector to align with the development of the country’s economy and the region’s economy.

He said Cambodia will prepare to be the host country for the 41st meeting of the AMAF in 2020.

“Through the release the new policy encouraging investors, particularly in the agriculture sector, and through calls in various meeting both at local and international levels, Cambodia hopes to have more investment flowing into the agriculture sector,” he said.