CNRP calls for government intervention in agriculture

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has called on the government to intervene in the softening prices of Cambodian agricultural commodities. In a letter passed to Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday, via National Assembly president Heng Samrin, a group of opposition lawmakers has raised concerns over the impact falling prices of products such as rice, rubber and mung beans are having on the livelihoods of Cambodian farmers. … The letter said that prices fetched for local products were notably lower than in recent years and were less than that of prices paid for the same products in neighbouring countries. …

Hor Kimsay
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