Friendship rice project helps raise income for Cambodian farmers
Farmers in protected areas of Cambodia who participate in wildlife-friendly farming via the ‘Friendship Rice Project’ can expect an income boost for their wildlife organic crops, according to Khmer Times.
Cambodian Minister of Environment Say Samal visits IBIS Rice Conservation Co. Ltd (IBIS Rice). (Photo: MoE)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Farmers in protected areasof Cambodia who participate in wildlife-friendly farming via the ‘FriendshipRice Project’ can expect an income boost for their wildlife organic crops,according to Khmer Times.
Recognising the need to raise farmers’ income, the Cambodian Ministry ofEnvironment has called on more than 1,500 farmers living in protected areas to joinand implement the ‘Friendship Rice Project’ by practising wildlife-friendlyfarming, conserving the habitat and the environment.
Khmer Times quoted Minister ofEnvironment Say Samal as saying that wildlife-friendly farming helps increase high-qualitycrop yield that can fetch greater prices in the market.
The IBIS Rice Conservation Co. Ltd (IBIS Rice) cooperated with the WildlifeConservation Society (WCS) of Cambodia to promote the potential sector.
Farmers joining the project must commit to no logging, hunting or use ofchemicals, thereby protecting the landscape and biodiversity.
Samal said farmers in protected areas should actively join this project to reapthe benefits, especially in boosting their income./.
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Cambodian Minister of Environment Say Samal visits IBIS Rice Conservation Co. Ltd (IBIS Rice). (Photo: MoE) 
