Ministry on trail of the apple snail
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, along with Prey Veng provincial agriculture experts and villagers in Svay Ourntor district, are taking measures to eradicate golden apple snails, which feed on rice seedlings, agriculture officials said. According to Prey Veng agriculture chief Ouk Samnang, only a couple of the more than 100,000 hectares of rice in the province had been destroyed by the snails, but villagers had nonetheless expressed concern for their seedlings, and the prime minister had urged the department to cooperate…
