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Govt distributes rice seeds in areas hit by disasters
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has provided rice seeds to four provinces affected by drought and floods as of yesterday. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501579173/govt-distributes-rice-seeds-in-areas-hit-by-disasters/
Government supports Kampong Thom farmers with rice seed assistance
Eng Cheasan, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, distributed 54 tonnes of fragrant rice seeds to 541 families in four communes of Stong district, Kampong Thom province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389533/government-supports-kampong-thom-farmers-with-rice-seed-assistance/
Pure seed initiative providing boost for rice harvests
Student volunteers have been instructed to advise and assist farmers on selecting superior paddy rice stems for cultivation. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pure-seed-initiative-providing-boost-rice-harvests
Local rice seed production plans discussed
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has met with key stakeholders to establish local rice seed production to help farmers. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-rice-seed-production-aid-farmers
Tina unveils plans for high-quality rice
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has unveiled plans to boost the use of high-quality rice seeds. The new varieties, he said, would give higher yields using fewer seeds, grow quickly and be resistant to pests and disease. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-unveils-plans-high-quality-rice
PM Hun Sen calls for establishment of local rice seed production bases
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has urged for the creation of local rice seed production bases to distribute to farmers who lack rice seeds without transporting from other areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174433/pm-hun-sen-calls-for-establishment-of-local-rice-seed-production-bases/
PM gives 500 tonnes of rice to flood-hit families
Prime Minister Hun Sen on October 23 delivered more than 500 tonnes of rice seeds to more than 5,000 households affected by floods in Banteay Meanchey province, and asked agriculture specialists to provide technical instruction to farmers, to ensure that their harvests are as successful ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-gives-500-tonnes-rice-flood-hit-families
Paddy seedlings given to flood-hit farmers
More than 6,000 tonnes of paddy seedlings have been distributed to flood-hit farmers across the country, according to Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon, who said it was to help them to begin replanting rice in areas damaged by floods. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783905/paddy-seedlings-given-to-flood-hit-farmers/
Over 5,000 tonnes of rice seeds to be distributed to flood hit farmers
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has estimated that more than 5,000 tonnes of rice seeds will be used for distribution to flood-stricken farmers, as 1,000 tonnes have been already distributed so far. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50779412/over-5000-tonnes-of-rice-seeds-to-be-distributed-to-flood-hit-farmers/
Rice registration for different strains
In an effort to promote rice exports among Cambodian farmers, government officials said on Tuesday they will register the type of rice seed set for export and the rice seed produced for the national market. Cham Prasidh, Minister of Commerce, said on the closing of the ...
Kingdom takes steps to attract milled-rice buyers
A nationwide survey was under way by the Ministry of Commerce’s Rice Exporter Union to measure Cambodia’s milled-rice industry in order to give international buyers an accurate picture of the Kingdom’s current capacity, insiders said yesterday. Although data for the survey was still being collected, those ...
Food security in focus as floods recede
The government had set aside 3,000 tonnes of rice seeds to distribute to farmers whose crops were destroyed by flooding and had so far distributed 1,900 tonnes of rice to those affected by the floods in 18 provinces, the National Committee for Disaster Management said ...
