In spite of many hurdles intensive livestock production in Cambodia starts to develop. Most of the initiatives and investments are driven by foreign companies who believe in a promising future in this country. Cambodia, a Southeast Asian country with15 million inhabitants, has begun to embrace intensive livestock production despite numerous obstacles. The industry heavily relies on the import of genetics, soybean meal, fish meal, additives, medicines and vaccines. A major constraint preventing producers from taking up intensive farming is the lack of access to electricity in rural areas. The feed market in Cambodia is dominated by foreign investors and imports from neighbouring countries. An industry source foresees the feed industry in 2013 growing by around 10-15%, a slight decline from 2012 caused by unfavourable pork prices.
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