Cambodia Eyes $108 Million Agro‑Industrial Push in Northeast, Targeting Processing and 700 Jobs

PHNOM PENH, July 29, 2026 (KPT) – Cambodia is advancing three agro‑industrial investment projects worth a combined $108 million in its northeastern region, targeting agricultural processing, higher‑value production and around 700 new jobs, officials said Tuesday.

The Northeast Investment Promotion Working Group reviewed and approved the projects at its sixth meeting on July 28, chaired by Hean Sahib, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The investments cover coffee and cocoa cultivation, mixed livestock farming and a slaughterhouse, as well as the establishment of an agricultural processing factory. Together, they are expected to inject $108 million into the economy and create about 700 jobs in the northeast.

Sahib said Cambodia continues to attract domestic and foreign investment despite global challenges, stressing the need for efficient procedures, incentives and coordinated support. He urged ministries and provincial administrations to improve the business environment across the four northeastern provinces through faster and more transparent facilitation.

He said the government aims not only to draw capital into the region but also to ensure projects generate wider benefits through job creation, workforce training, skills transfer and new technologies. Sahib called on investors receiving special incentives to implement projects according to approved plans, with particular attention to building production chains from primary agriculture to higher‑value processing.

The push forms part of a special programme to encourage investment in Cambodia’s northeast and diversify economic activity by developing the region’s agricultural and agro‑industrial potential.