KAMPOT PEPPER

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN CAMBODIA

Cambodia has many traditional specialties that eventually stand to benefit from the Geographical Indications (GIs) system. Producer expertise has led to many popular food items that are resources to be enhanced for the national and export market, to showcase Cambodia’s rich agriculture and food heritage for tourists.

In Cambodia, there is a real potential for the development of GIs. Numerous traditional products are renowned for their quality in connection with the area where they are produced, such as Kampot Pepper, Kampot durian, Phnom Srok silk, Battambang rice and many others.

Kampot Pepper Promotion Association

Kampot Pepper Promotion Association, Registered in 2008, is in charge of managing the Kampot Pepper geographical indication. It defines the book of requirements, validates the land plots, implements the internal controls and watch over the promotion and the correct use of the name "Kampot Pepper". This inter-professional association regroups all the actors of the industry: producers, traders, processors and packagers. This association is a fair platform allowing each party to put in common its knowledge for the benefit of all.