Kampot pepperPHNOM PENH (Commodity Online) : Cambodia has geographically registered Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar as an attempt to protect cultural traditions in certain areas and guard against fraudulent labelling of items intended for export.
According to Cambodia’s Commerce ministry, the products were given geographical indication (GI) status, which brands products based on the areas for which they are famous, as in the case of Champagne.
The registrations of Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar were a first step in preventing the fraudulent production of imitations, it said.
The pepper and sugar are the first of six products developed with support from France’s Gret, a professional solidarity and international cooperation association, and others since 2004.
Cambodia also palns to register four more commodities such as Siem Reap prahok, or fish paste, Battambang rice, Phnom Srok silk, from a region of Banteay Meanchey province, and Pursat cardamom.
According to Cambodia’s Commerce ministry, the products were given geographical indication (GI) status, which brands products based on the areas for which they are famous, as in the case of Champagne.
The registrations of Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar were a first step in preventing the fraudulent production of imitations, it said.
The pepper and sugar are the first of six products developed with support from France’s Gret, a professional solidarity and international cooperation association, and others since 2004.
Cambodia also palns to register four more commodities such as Siem Reap prahok, or fish paste, Battambang rice, Phnom Srok silk, from a region of Banteay Meanchey province, and Pursat cardamom.
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i am proud of Cambodia geography.
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Does GI status offer protection from cheap substitutes from siam and/or annam.
Khmer products are labeled in French and English, but not in Khmer language. I am shocked.
Please don't worry, soon or later we will have our own Khmer language on.
Dear All,
First of all I would like to join all Cambodians in celebrating this important breakthrough towards international recognition of Khmer products.
I would also like to stress that YES, this protection is a legal guard against cheap (or not) replicas. But the effectiveness of this tool in Cambodia will greatly depend on informing the customers on how to recognize the real, protected products. It will also depend on how hard Cambodian customers ask for proof of origin to their local reseller.
Finally, regarding labeling in Khmer language. I also think that products sold in Cambodia to Cambodians should be labeled in Khmer language. Not because of national pride only but more importantly so that Khmer people can understand the labeling. The products currently labeled in English or Khmer are not typically intended for Cambodians (sadly). These products are sold in souvenir shops for tourists or in Supermarkets where expatriates go shopping. Cambodians would prefer to buy their product at the local market. So I think the real issue is to have labeling (in Khmer) at the local market. The GI actually makes this mandatory because the only way the customer can recognize the real product is if it is packed in a sealed container with the product official logo on it.
Happy New Year to all.
Hey this is great news for Cambodia and those officials who have led this initiative should be congratulated. Like silk in Takeo, Kampot pepper has had a long history Cultivation was started reportedly by chinese migrant labour who are often referred in Sangkum days as "Chhen Kampot".
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