Farmers affected by flooding this rainy season have replanted more than 99 per cent of their rice fields, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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Nearly 14,000ha of farmland in Zone 2 and Zone 3 of the Tonle Sap Lake have so far been allocated by the government to some 7,000 households in the provinces surrounding the lake, according to preliminary data seen by The Post on June 7.
Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a sub-decree on May 27 reassigning more than 34sq km of land in Zone 3 of the protected area surrounding Tonle Sap Lake to Zone 2. The rezoning will allow restricted use of the land for the 1,658 households in Pursat province that rely on it.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on May 27 issued a sub-decree to downgrade more than 34sq km of land in Zone 3 of the protected area surrounding Tonle Sap Lake to Zone 2, which will allow restricted use for the 1,658 households in Pursat province that rely on it.