Les essais économiques

La province de Kratié

La ville de Kratié se trouve sur le Mékong, à 216 km au Nord-Est de Phnom Penh. La province de Kratié couvre une superficie de 15.000 km². La route Nationale No 13 relie le chef-lieu à Phnom Penh. Le Tonlé Thom est navigable en toute saison.

Les principales ressources : Les principales cultures sont le paddy, le maïs et le caoutchouc. Les forêts couvrent plus de la moitié du territoire et sont l’objet d’une exploitation régulière. La pêche est pratiquée un peu partout.

La province de Mondolkiri

La ville de Mondolkiri se situe sur un plateau à 900m d’altitude, à 520 km de Phnom Penh. La province de Mondolkiri s’étend sur une superficie de 13.620 km² et possède des habitants constitués en majorité de Khmer-leu. La population est clairsemée.

          Une superficie importante du sol est occupée par des terres rouges basaltiques, soumises à la culture nomade. Les cultures arbustives et arborescentes ont pris de l’extension ces dernières années : arbres fruitiers, hévéa, caféier, théier. Les forêts couvrent encore d’immenses étendues.

La mise en valeur de la province est handicapée par sa faible population et l’absence de bonnes routes de communication. Un courant touristique est de plus en plus important grâce au climat et à l’existence de sites touristiques de grande valeur (Phnom Preah Bat, Chute etc…)

After the fall of Angkor, the Kmers established for a short while the capital in Kampong Cham.

Combination between ancient and modern

In early September, I visited Beng Mealea, near Damdek, Siem Reap Province.

The beauty of the Khmer temple.

The temple in the jungle.

I visited Sambor Prey Kuk in early September 2008, Khmer temples of the 7th century, where you can see the legacies of Indian civilization. The temples are almost similar to the Indian temples.

The temple looks like Indian temple.

The temple ovetaken by the tree.

I met my friend, Mr. Virya DALALOY, from Laos, who studied with me at the Faculty of International Economic Relations at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). We parted with each other in June 1988, when we were graduated with a Masters degree. Now today on 18 September 2008, more than 20 years after, I met him in Hanoi, attending an ADB sponsored-conference on the China and India the Race between the Dragon and Elephant.

20 years after.

On the day of our graduation in June 1998, a photo with Mr. Virya DALALOY.

Kampong Cham is the largest and the richest province of Cambodia. Its population was 1,746,612 inhabitants, of which 95% are rural. There are significant number of ethnic Cham living in the province.

The poverty rete in the province was 37.2% in 2007. Primary enrolment rates are87.3% and primary completion rates 35.2%.

Agriculture accounts for 70.9% of economic activity, livestock 5.9%, forestry 0.4% and fisheries 1.5%. Rice is harvested on 195,068 ha wiht an average yield of 2.5 tons per ha; maize on 5,748 ha wiht an average yield of 1.4 tons; sesame on 16,224 ha with an average yield of 0.6 tons; mung beans on 8,652 ha with an average yield of 1.1 ton; soyabeans on 28,837 ha with an average yield of 1 ton; peanuts on 4,484 ha with an average yield of 1.1 tons; and cassava on 13,093 tons with an average yield of 18.3 tons. Cashew is the major fruit crop.

The service sector accounts for 6.1% and industry 15.2% of economic activity.

Kompong Thom has the population of 776,978, of which 86% are classified as rural. The poverty rate in the province in 2007 was 52.4%. Primary net enrolment rates are 92.3% and primary completion rates 30.4%. Female illiteracy rates are 34.7%.

Agriculture accounts for 69% of economic activity, livestock for 4%, forestry 0.1%, and fisheries 2.5%. Rice is harvested on 122,074 ha with an average yield of 1.4 tons per ha; maize on 857 ha wiht an average yield of 2.4 tons; sesame on 1,108 ha wiht a average yield of 1.2 tons; mung beans on 1,419 ha with an average yield of 1.1 tons; soyabeans on 2,636 ha with an average yield of 1.6 tons; peanuts on 403 ha with an average yield of 1.5 tons; and cassava on 1,135 ha with and average yield of 7.1 tons. Cashew is the major fruit harvested in the province. Small-scale fish catch is 10,000 tons and commercial fish catch 8,800.

The services sector accounts for 3.7%, while industry – 18.6% of the economic activity.

Siem Reap is well known for Angkor Wat, which symbolizes Cambodia’s cultural identity. The current population of Siem Reap is 776,978 of which 86% are rural. In 2007, some 51.8% of people live under the poverty line. Primary net enrolment rates are 95.4% and primary completion rates 30.4%.

Agriculture accounts for 73% of economic activities, livestock 3.6%, forestry 0.5% and fisheries 0.6%. The harvested area of rice is 185,544 with an average yield of 1.4 tons per ha; maize on 1,629 ha with an average yield of 1.9 tons; sesame on 526 ha with an average yield of 0.4 tons; mung bean on 5,440 ha with an average yield of 0.5 tons; peanuts on 17 ha with an average yield of 1 ton; and cassava on 314 ha with an average yield of 5.5 tons. Fruits harvested include coconuts, banana, mango, cashew, jackfruit and oranges. Small-scale fish catch amounts to 11,000 tons and commercial fish catch to 9,800 tons.

The services sector account for 6.8% of economic activities and the secondary sector 15.4%. The tourism sector is growin very fast and generates income opportunities for local Cambodians. Siem Reap is connected to neighboring countries by direct flights to Korea, Japan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Taiwan.