Cambodia's total agricultural production was down slightly last year while a larger share went to exports, the Ministry of Agriculture said in its annual report. Ty Sokhun, secretary of state at the ministry, said output had been projected to grow by 5% last year, but ended up down by 1% However, production yields deemed critical to the sector's future were increasing. "Therate ofincrease is still low since the cost of production remains high," he said. "The other key challenge is that the market prices for agricultural products are still low and volatile. Total exports of agricultural products rose 20% last year to 4.1 million tonnes. Sokhun said Cambo- dian farmers also diversified their exports, shipping 66 different kinds of agricultural products, 19 more than in 2014.