operating swiftlet nest farms to register with the department . Forestry official Yorn Yuth Vorith said : “ As long as swiftlet house [ ownership ] keeps growing across the country , we need to check and control them . Registering will also benefit the owners of swiftlet houses as they will be certified and the origin of their export products will be identified .”
The future of the bird nest soup sector in and around Phnom Penh remains far from certain : Indonesian , Myanmarese and Thai swallow houses are also expanding and updating their traditional methods for the modern market , which has been estimated to be worth $ 5bn annually . Regardless of the role this will play in Cambodia ’ s agricultural sector , the Kingdom is consistently developing and refining strategies to become a formidable competitor in the region , and beyond .
‘ The Kingdom is consistently developing and refining strategies to become a formidable competitor in the region , and beyond ’
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