Seed selection crucial, experts tell growers
Agricultural experts are urging Cambodian rice growers to choose seeds that can withstand drought and submersion in deep water in an attempt to make the country’s rice industry more competitive. Awareness of rice-seed selection was limited among farmers in the Kingdom, despite the importance of the issue, Yang Saing Koma, president of the agricultural association CEDAC, said. “Being able to select rice seeds is an important part of increasing the quantity of rice outputs and the export of milled rice,” he said…
