| Agency Name: | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Nativename: | Central Khmer: ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Cambodia |
| Minister1 Name: | Dith Tina |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Central Khmer: ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ) is the government ministry of Cambodia that is responsible for governing activities of agriculture, forestry and the fishery industry in Cambodia.[1]
Public schools, companies and rubber plantations related to the Ministry include:[2]
In the years of 2007-8 the Cambodian Government, was responsible for the sale of 45% of the total landmass in Cambodia to primarily foreign investors. The land concessions are to be used for agro-industrial, forestry, tourism and constructional projects, even though larger parts of the land are wildlife protections or national parks even (See Cardamom Mountains for example).[8] The vast majority of the Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) have in fact been issued in violation of Cambodia's 2001 Land Law and its Subdecree on ELCs and are therefore illegal.[9]
The landsales has been perceived by observers, to be the result of extensive land grabbing and corruption within the judicial system, ministries and government bureaucracy of Cambodia. It has stirred serious unrest across the country, within recent years.[10] [11] [12]
| Portrait | Name | Tenure | Party | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | |||||||||||
| Chan Sarun Central Khmer: ច័ន្ទ សារុន | 30 November 1998 | 23 September 2013 | CPPChhea Song (ឈា សុង) | 30 November 1998 30 September 2003 Mr Cambodian People Party (CPP) | Ouk Rabun | 24 September 2013 | 5 April 2016 | CPP | ||||
| Veng Sakhon Central Khmer: វេង សាខុន | 5 April 2016 | 8 October 2022 | CPP | |||||||||
| Aun Pornmoniroth Central Khmer: អូន ព័ន្ធមុនីរ័ត្ន Acting | 8 October 2022 | 17 October 2022 | CPP | |||||||||
| Dith Tina Central Khmer: ឌិត ទីណា | 17 October 2022 | Present | CPP | |||||||||