Cambodia’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered its officials across the country to hold campaigns to encourage people made jobless during the COVID-19 pandemic to take up farming, Khmer Times reported July 4.
In a letter signed earlier this week, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon outlined measures which need to be taken to boost the agricultural sector during border lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus.
He said the agricultural sector is key to kick-starting the country’s economy during these hard times.
In full: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/cambodia-encourages-unemployed-people-to-take-up-farming/178040.vnp
