Kompong Cham was the heartland of the Cambodian rubber industry and plantations still stretch across the province. Many of them are back in business and some of the largest plantations can be visited. Using an extended scraping instrument, workers graze the trunks until the sap appears, which they let drip into the open coconut ...
Kompong Cham was the heartland of the Cambodian rubber industry and plantations still stretch across the province. Many of them are back in business and some of the largest plantations can be visited. Using an extended scraping instrument, workers graze the trunks until the sap appears, which they let drip into the open coconut shells on the ground. At Chup Rubber Plantation, about 15km east of Kompong Cham, you can observe harvesting in action.
A $3 million initiative to purify the quality of rubber trees planted across the country is intended to spur farmers to plant more rubber, a government official said. Ly Phalla, director general of the General Directorate of Rubber at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Kompong Cham was the heartland of the Cambodian rubber industry and plantations still stretch across the province. Many of them are back in business and some of the largest plantations can be visited. Using an extended scraping instrument, workers graze the trunks until the sap appears, which they let drip into the open coconut shells on the ground. At Chup Rubber Plantation, about 15km east of Kompong Cham, you can observe harvesting in action.
Guest Name: Ms. Julia Cumbo
Country: Malta
City: San Pawl Il Bahar
N.of Person: 2 pax
Travel date: 2025-12-23
Booked: Kulen Elephant Forest Siem Reap
Tour Style: Tour Activities
Duration: Full Day