Plan aims to rebuild silk sector

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Ayanna Runcie

With Cambodia’s storied silk industry in rapid decline, the government is looking to revitalise the sector with a new development strategy aimed at making local sericulture more modern, sustainable and inclusive, officials said during a recent industry event. Mao Thora, secretary of state for the Ministry of Commerce and chairman of the Cambodia Silk Sector Development and Promotion Commission, said a government-led initiative will seek support from international donors and investors to rebuild the nation’s flagging silk industry.

The strategy aims to move toward producing high-value silk products in order to create jobs and reduce poverty in rural communities, especially among women. “We want to find investment partners because right now silk is a family scale business and the export is [minimal] because the quality is poor,” Thora said.

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