The Fisheries Administration of Cambodia has urged people to increase the processing of fishery products to increase the family economy, while the processed products fetch a higher price and have a high market.
Pum Sotha, the Royal Government Delegate in charge of the Fisheries Administration, said that the processing of fishery products, both aquaculture and fresh water, is a necessary factor in boosting the national economy as well as the economy of local people because processed products better proces.
There are many markets, both domestic and export for processed fisheries product. Sotha continued that after fishing or cultivation of fish, if people were to sell immediately, it is not expensive, but if they knew how to process those fish into dried fish, smoked fish, prahok, dried shrimp, etc., the price is high, especially with long-lasting storage, especially with more competition to overseas markets.
“Regarding the processing of fishery products, after we catch or raise them, we need to process, and this processing is very important for good quality and safety, and we also need to compete in the market. Like the catch that comes if we sell it directly, the original price will be cheaper but if we process it, it becomes more expensive.”
He stressed that the export of processed fishery products is also competitive in neighbouring countries and if people process well, high quality in line with the market requirements, the price is even more expensive when sold to foreign markets.
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