World Rice Conference tipped to boost Cambodian rice sector

Chan Sokheng, president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, receiving the ‘World’s Best Rice’ award at the 2024 World Rice Conference. - Supplied

PHNOM PENH: The International World Rice Conference (WRC) – considered the world's most prestigious rice competition – may be held in Cambodia in 2025.

This comes against the background of expectations that the Kingdom’s rice exports may have experienced a slight decline in 2024.