The rice fields held the seeds of life, ... Cambodia's only agriculture institute turned out 300 graduates in the early 1970s. During his first visit to Cambodia a few years ago, ...

Converting rice fields into vegetable fields has allowed farmers to diversify their operations with high-value crops. Studies have shown that profits from vegetables can be 3-14 times higher per ...

System of Rice Intensification boosts production, incomes, and attracts converts. Oun Poy will tell you quite honestly: She used to be a reluctant rice grower. “I did not want to go to the field,” she ...

Cambodian farmers grow rice in both seasons. ... Many of Cambodians rely on agriculture, ... Drought has now affected more than 20,000 hectares of rice fields in 13 provinces, ...

“We have built grid irrigation for that sector but for rice fields, we are hampered by funds,” said Chhay. Nevertheless, the department is ready to help farmers by distributing 1,000 tonnes of seeds ...

The organization has been working with Oxfam for seven years and has trained nearly 8,000 in the System of Rice Intensification. “Super happy” Things changed between Phaly and her parents around ...

Sok Sarin flashes a toothless grin as he looks at his newly built house and remembers how the other farmers laughed when he pioneered new rice-growing techniques in his district in southern Cambodia.

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia’s exports of milled rice continue to increase, with China still the biggest importer of Cambodian grain. Rice is exported to nearly 70 countries. China remains the largest ...

From every 100 kilograms of paddy rice, 20 to 23 kilograms of milled rice were produced, Hun Lak, secretary of the Alliance of Rice Producers and Exporters of Cambodia, said. Sen Rith, the president ...

The Cambodian Mines Action Center, the agency that oversees demining operations, said the two men had been working to clear mines from a farmer’s rice field in northwestern Oddar Meanchey ...

Expanding Wetland Mitigation: Can Rice Fields Remediate Pesticides in Agricultural Runoff? Journal of Environment Quality , 2018; 47 (6): 1564 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2018.04.0154 Cite This Page : ...