Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet this afternoon encouraged the private sector to invest in frozen organ meat for sustainable local consumption. Addressing the closing ceremony of the annual meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Premier said the private sector and other relevant agencies should work together on this matter. Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet said the Royal Government will temporary ban the import of offal and frozen meat for six months, but the ban cannot be imposed forever, therefore to enhance the competitiveness, Cambodia should consider local investment. 'We have to pay attention to local market with onsite production and onsite supply concept,' he said. The temporary ban on the import of offal and frozen meat for six months will take effect from Mar. 12 to Sept. 12, 2024. This ban will be applied to all import-export companies, except the qualified investment projects that import goods for use as production inputs for export. The items/meat includes: frozen ox and buffalo's tongue, lung and other edible offal parts; frozen pig's lung and other edible offal parts; edible frozen chicken's meat and offal, except wing, thigh, mechanically deboned or separated meat; fresh, frozen, salted, marinated, dried or roasted of intestine, bladder, stomach, whole or parts of all animals, except fish. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse