Related Keywords: Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak, destroyed during Khmer Rouge era, generate jobs, help diversify Cambodian silk production, investment from Japanese company, Kandal, main silk producing area, Mulberry trees a rarity in Cambodia, no choice but to import raw silk from either Vietnam or Thailand, Silk weavers in Banteay Meanchey, Takeo and Phnom Penh
Mulberry trees are now a rarity in Cambodia as most of them having been destroyed during the Khmer Rouge era. Silk weavers in Banteay Meanchey, Kandal, Takeo and Phnom Penh’s main silk producing area of Koh Dach have no choice but to import raw silk from either Vietnam or Thailand. Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said that investment from the Japanese company would help diversify Cambodian silk production and generate more jobs for women in rural areas.
