Low rainfall affects Cambodia rice production
More than 80 percent of Cambodian people are dependent on agriculture, especially those in countryside. Farming rice in Cambodia mostly depends on the rainwater rather than the irrigation systems. This year, some areas, which do not received the minimum amount of rain needed for rice cultivation, are causing problems for the rice farmers to delay transplanting.
Over the last weekend, I went to the area nearby the Phnom Vor Mountain, which was the former stronghold of Khmer Rouge. I met and saw villagers staying at home, not go to rice paddy. It is because that their rice paddies are shortage of water and they were waiting for the rainfall.
More than 70 percent of villagers here live on rice farming and small-scale crops. After growing rice, they have worked in plantation of cassava, durian, and sandalwood… etc. apart from this, they cut hay and dry it for making roof.
I met a man, aged 60 years, who was the former Khmer Rouge soldier and were closer to the former Khmer Rouge commanders, said that most of the villagers in this area are the new comers, but only 20 percent of former Khmer Rouge’s families still keeps stayed here.
I stayed there 4 days and 3 nights off the mountain, and there were three day-rain in a row. The farmers are rushing to their rice fields to pull out the rice seeding and to plant transplanted rice.
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Traditionally, rice cultivation in Cambodia is totally depending on rain fall, however, due to the pattern of rain fall changed drastically for the last decade – Too much or too little would and will always impact on the cutltivation.
The only wa that rice cultivation in Cambodia is to viable in the future is to have propre irrigation systems that could connect to all parts of the village where potential cutivation is to profit.
Climate change is and will impact on agriculture
I used to experience all these works too when i was young. It is a good reminder. There are many steps to get the rice and cook it for meal.
I am sure Cambodia Name you will never forget what you did in the past with the rice. lolz
I just wish one day, I can learn how to grow the rice.
Most of Cambodian people living in rural are mostly dependent on agriculture. By the way, the harvest is not enough for feeding their family in the whole year. After the harvest, the Poor people always find extra income in order to support family by seeking work in Urban, City and crossing border to work in neighboring countries.
More than 30 percent of total population is living under poverty line, by earning less than $1 per day. How do they live?
For me, I do not know how to plough and transplant at all. But i know how to cook rice, eheheh.
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