Lack of investment constrains Cambodia’s crocodile farmers
02/12/2013
Baby crocodiles are sold to neighbouring Thailand for around $14, according to a report in the Phnom Penh Post, while leathergoods brand Hermes can sell a handbag, made of two skins, for $40,000. However, a lack of technology and investment is holding the Cambodians back.
The newly established Angkor Association of Crocodile Feeders in Siem Reap is seeking to address the issue by encouraging farmers to breed crocodiles for skin export.
It is estimated that Cambodia supplies around 20,000 of the 100,000 crocodiles the Thai market demands annually.
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