Silk centre calls on private sector to take sericulture to the next level

Following a very successful year for the Kingdom’s sericulture sector in which its foundations have been cemented, the silk centre at the Royal University of Phnom Penh is ready for expansion.

The centre plans to increase its mulberry plantations to 200 hectares in 2019, a project for which it is seeking private sector support.

Mey Kalyan, chairman of the board of trustees at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), and the person behind the establishment of the silk research centre at the university, told Khmer Times yesterday that in the past year and a half, the centre has laid down the foundations for a successful sericulture industry.

Mr Kalyan said he is now in talks with various embassies in Phnom Penh, including Switzerland, Australia, South Korea, Japan and the United States, as well as the United Nations Development Programme and the government’s Rural Development Bank, for partnerships.

The goal is to eventually replace the 400 tonnes of silk that Cambodia currently imports with locally produced yarns, which, Mr Kalyan said, means total plantation size must eventually reach 20,000 hectares.

“We call on the private sector to join us by providing financial and technical support. We must all work together for inclusive economic growth,” he added.

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