Foreign Investment in Agriculture in Cambodia CDRI Working Paper ...

Figure 4: Rubber Plantation, Production and Price, 2004–10
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
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1,277 1,431
1,996
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2,202
2,586
1,891
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
3,014
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
Tapping areas (companies, ha) Production (tonne) Price SMR5 (right, USD/tonne)
Note: price for 2010 = average of nine months. Source: MAFF (2009, 2010); Malaysia Rubber Board (2010)
Livestock has contributed around one-sixth of total agricultural production during the
past decade, and the sector is estimated to have employed 400,000 workers in 2006 (UNDP
2007: 5). In terms of numbers, poultry takes the largest share, despite the marked decline in
2004; the sub-sector later accelerated due to subsidies to counter the slump caused by avian flu,
and producers’ increased awareness of infection control and prevention. Production of cattle
and buffalo also expanded during the period, with average annual growth rates of 2.9 percent
and 2.5 percent, respectively. In contrast, there was a marked decline in pig production between
2006 and 2009 owing to rising fear of a swine flu (AH1N1) pandemic, substantial illegal imports
of pigs from neighbouring countries, and high domestic production costs (MAFF 2010: 19).
Figure 5: Livestock Production, 2002–09 (000 head)
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2,924 2,985 3,040
2,105
2,304
16,678 16,014
2,429
12,991
3,193
2,689
3,345 3,368 3,458
2,741
15,086 15,135
2,389 2,216
15,825 16,928
3,580
28,486
2,126
626 660 710 677 724 773 746 740
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
Cow (heads) Buffalo (heads) Pig (heads) Poultry (heads, right)
Source: MAFF (2009, 2010)
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