Cambodia Quality Assessment Report

In response to numerous reports and claims of poor quality or fake fertilizer that were extensively reported by farmers, fertilizer dealers, and government officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) over the past three years, the World Bank, in support of the Royal Government of Cambodia and in response to the food crisis through the smallholder agricultural and social protection support development policy operation (DPO) engaged the international fertilizer development center (IFDC) to perform a rapid appraisal of fertilizer quality in Cambodia. A total of 103 samples of fertilizer were collected for analysis of quality from 26 fertilizer dealers and three importers. Six Cambodian farmers were interviewed and three fertilizer manufacturers were visited and interviewed in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. The field investigations involved extensive interviews and discussions with public and private stakeholders and site visits to fertilizer dealer shops and warehouse locations. It is essential that the Department of Agricultural Legislation in Cambodia and the field inspectors have access to reliable and fast fertilizer analytical services as visual inspections cannot detect product adulteration or below-guarantee analysis.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	Cambodian,English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010-07-15
Subjects:	PESTICIDE REGISTRATION, CERTIFIED’ SEED, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, THAILAND, LABORATORY FACILITIES, ORGANIC MATTER, FERTILIZER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PLANT NUTRIENTS, FERTILIZER MARKET, UREA, AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, PESTICIDE, ANIMALS, PLANT PROTECTION, CASSAVA, SEED COMPANY, CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, FERTILIZER MANUFACTURERS, CAPACITY BUILDING, VEGETABLE CROPS, RICE CROP, NUTRIENT CONTENT, AGRONOMY, PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS, NITROGEN CONTENT, VETERINARY DRUGS, PLANNING, FERTILIZER PRODUCTION, FERTILIZER QUALITY CONTROL, PESTICIDES, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, LANDS, PLANS, FERTILIZERS, SULFURIC ACID, PHOSPHATE ROCK, FERTILIZER PRODUCTS, CROP GROWTH, MAIZE, INORGANIC FERTILIZERS, ARABLE LAND, CROP AREAS, AGRICULTURAL INPUT, TRAINING, PESTICIDE PRODUCTION, FERTILIZER PRICES, CONTROLLED RELEASE FERTILIZERS, GRANULES, RAW MATERIALS, SEEDS, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT, FIELD CROPS, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, PESTICIDE PRODUCTS, FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS, CERTIFIED SEED, PESTICIDE USE, MARKETS, USE OF PESTICIDES, VEGETABLES, ORGANIC FERTILIZER, PHOSPHATE, FORESTRY, INDICATORS, RESEARCH, FARMING, TOXIC PESTICIDES, PLANT BREEDERS, ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, FARMERS, AMMONIUM SULFATE, GRANULATION PROCESS, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, CROPS, AGRICULTURAL INPUT MARKETS, FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTION, PADDY RICE, SEED VARIETIES, TECHNOLOGY, NITRIC ACID, CROP YIELDS, AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, INDIVIDUAL FARMERS, RESTRICTED USE, FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS, EXTENSION PROGRAMS, CATION EXCHANGE, FOOD SECURITY, CROP, CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRIBUSINESS, PESTS, PLANT NUTRIENT, IFDC, CREDIT, PHOSPHORIC ACID, REPORTS, RURAL POVERTY, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS, AGRICULTURE, FAO, FERTILIZER MATERIALS, FERTILIZER USAGE, COMPOUND FERTILIZERS, FERTILIZER APPLICATION, FERTILIZER IMPORTS, FERTILIZER USE, PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, FERTILIZER REGULATIONS, CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES, CHEMICAL FERTILIZER, FERTILIZER PRODUCERS, FISHERIES, FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, TYPES OF PESTICIDES, NITROGEN, FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTORS, FARMS, FOOD SAFETY, AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, STEAM GRANULATION, RICE CULTIVATION, ANIMAL FEEDS, FEED, SOILS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, RICE, BULK DENSITY, CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY, SOIL FERTILITY, CERTIFIED” SEED, CROP MANAGEMENT, FERTILIZER TRADE, COMMODITIES, INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRONOMISTS, ADB, AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES, HARVEST, FERTILIZER PRODUCT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24921638/ https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22539
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