While Cambodia has been less affected by the health impacts of COVID-19, there are fears that smallholder farms will be hit hard during the wet season that runs from June to September as the fallout from restrictions and lockdown measures takes hold.
Agriculture is vital for the Cambodian economy as it employs about 3 million workers, with the rice sector employing a significant majority being the country’s main crop and the most important export commodity, according to the World Bank.
Alexandre Huynh, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Cambodia, tells SciDev.Net that movement restrictions because of COVID-19 and limited transportation add to the problems that may affect the production of crops for both personal consumption and for sale. “Agricultural inputs such as seeds, fish fingerlings and breeding chickens are not adequate for the next season.”
In full: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-covid-exact-toll-cambodian-farming.html
