Takeo Province
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| Takeo | |
|---|---|
| តាកែវ | |
| Province | |
| General | |
| Coordinates | 10.990000, 104.780000 |
| Country | Cambodia |
| Administration | |
| Capital | Doun Kaev |
| Geography | |
| Area | |
| Total | 3,563 km² |
| Cannabis documentation | |
| Growing regions | 1 |
| Growing areas | 1 |
| Appellations | 0 |
| Accessions | 11 |
| Eradication campaigns | 0 |
| News items | 0 |
| Research items | 0 |
Takeo (តាកែវ) is a province (khaet) in southern Cambodia, bordering Vietnam to the south and east. The province is home to Kirivong district, the primary centre of landrace cannabis cultivation in Cambodia, where multi-generational growing continues in the Bayong Kor mountains despite sustained annual eradication campaigns.[1]
Geography
Takeo province occupies a transitional zone between the Mekong floodplain to the north and the low mountain ranges along the Vietnamese border to the south. The northern and central areas are flat, irrigated rice-growing lowlands fed by the Bassac River. The southeastern corner, dominated by the Bayong Kor range in Kirivong district, rises to approximately 400 m and constitutes the province's primary area of cannabis cultivation.[2]
The province shares a long border with Vietnam's Long An and Tay Ninh provinces, making it a corridor for cross-border trade including the cannabis trade documented from Kirivong to Vietnamese markets.[1]
Cannabis in Takeo
Cannabis cultivation in Takeo is concentrated in Kirivong district, where provincial police chief Chheang Phannara confirmed in 2021 that growing has "been going on for many generations."[1] The Bayong Kor mountains across four communes — Preah Bat Choan Chum, Prey Ampok, Som and Kiri Chung Koh — are described in police reports as "ideal for growing marijuana and smuggling to Vietnam."[2]
Dried marijuana from Takeo sells at the farm gate for US$35–40 per kilogram to Vietnamese traders who come to the communes to buy directly.[1] Between 2019 and mid-2021, police documented 97 operations across 443 locations in Kirivong, destroying crops on 60.97 hectares and dismantling 282 water reservoirs.[2]
Takeo has also been documented as a source of cultivation expertise exported to other provinces. In 2021, a man from Takeo established a 7,000-plant operation on Bunong indigenous land in Mondulkiri.[3]
For detailed documentation of cultivation practices and eradication campaigns, see Kirivong (growing area) and Kirivong district.
Districts
No districts documented yet.
Growing Areas
| Growing Area | Has growing region | Has conservation status |
|---|---|---|
| Kirivong | Southern Cambodia | Endangered |
Accessions
| Accession ID | Name | Priority | Collected | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-002024001 | Kirivong General Population 2024 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420230004 | Kirivong 'Phnom Bayang' General Population 2023 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420230005 | Kirivong 'Ta Ou' General Population 2023 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420230006 | Kirivong 'Pha-aok' General Population 2023 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420230001 | Kirivong General Population 2023 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420230002 | Kirivong 'Lime' General Population 2023 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420230003 | Kirivong 'Cambodian Red' General Population 2023 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420220001 | Kirivong General Population 2022 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420220002 | Kirivong 'Lime' General Population 2022 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420220003 | Kirivong 'Cambodian Red' General Population 2022 | Critical | Kirivong | |
| ZOM-KHM-TAK-0420220004 | Kirivong 'Mango Passion' General Population 2022 | Critical | Kirivong |
Recent News
See Also
- Kirivong (growing area)
- Kirivong district
- Southern Cambodia
- Cambodia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Khouth Sophak Chakrya. "Officers told to tackle marijuana cultivation." Phnom Penh Post, 6 December 2021. [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ry Sochan. "Hunt on for Takeo marijuana growers." Phnom Penh Post, 1 June 2021. [2]
- ↑ Orm Bunthoeurn. "Mondulkiri marijuana farm busted." Phnom Penh Post, 5 April 2021. [3]