Fake potash reduces rice profits and farm output
A senior agricultural official is concerned by the prevalence of fake fertilizers that cause stunted rice crops and reduce farmers’ profits. Ngin Chhay, director of the Rice Crops Department in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, told the Development Research Forum in Phnom Penh yesterday the products were not up to standard and not only made paddy rice grow slowly, but also killed the rice plants. … Yang Saing Koma, president of the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC), said fake fertilizers seriously affected farmers by decreasing output and degrading soil quality. …
