Proceedings of the Asia regional workshop on the

Introduction
- 30 -
CAMBODIA
by Lorn Socheata
Cambodia does not produce pesticides and all agricultural chemicals must be imported, and
<strong>the</strong>re are no important agrochemical distributors in <strong>the</strong> country. Pesticide management is high on <strong>the</strong>
agenda <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Government <strong>of</strong> Cambodia. A number <strong>of</strong> reports that pointed at <strong>the</strong> broad availability
and use <strong>of</strong> highly hazardous pesticides has accelerated government initiatives to tighten pesticide
regulation. Several regulations and a pesticide registration system have been established. However,
effective enforcement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> regulations remains a challenge that needs to be tackled soon.
The Ministry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is responsible for <strong>the</strong>
management <strong>of</strong> pesticides in <strong>the</strong> country, which has two main institutions that play an important role
as implementing authorities.
The Department <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Legislation (DAL)
Under DAL <strong>the</strong>re is a Bureau <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Material Standard (BAMS), which is
responsible for registration for agricultural materials in Cambodia. With technical advices from
concerned institutes, it acts as assisting unit for MAFF that is responsible for registering and
enforcing measures to control <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Materials such as pesticides, fertilizers,
seeds and planting materials, veterinary medicines, feed stuffs and feed additives.
The functions and duties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> BAMS are as follow:
● To register and issue <strong>the</strong> permission <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Material exploitation.
● To register <strong>of</strong> annul <strong>the</strong> registration or revoke <strong>the</strong> permission <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Material
exploitation.
● To promulgate guideline on registration <strong>of</strong> Agricultural Materials.
● To establish quality standards according to <strong>the</strong> specifications <strong>of</strong> each Agricultural
Materials exploitations.
● To control Agricultural Material exploitations.
● To cooperate with concerned ministries, to determine and control <strong>the</strong> Agricultural
Material exploitation and <strong>the</strong>ir compounds.
The Department <strong>of</strong> Agronomy and Agricultural Land Improvement (DAALI)
DAALI is responsible for technical advice to BAMS for registering and enforcing measures
and managing <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> pesticides in <strong>the</strong> country. The Plant Protection and Phytosanitary
Inspection Office (PPPIO), structured under DAALI, is responsible for implementation.
The functions and duties <strong>of</strong> PPPIO in management <strong>of</strong> pesticide are as follow:
● To prepare regulations and legislation on <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> pesticides and
phytosanitary measures.