Minister Promises Further Drops in Poverty, Hunger Rates

Cambodia will continue to see reductions in poverty, hunger and malnutrition as it continues to prioritize development of the agricultural industry, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ouk Rabun said on Friday at an event to mark World Food Day in Kandal Province.

Mr. Rabun said Cambodia had already been lauded by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization as a model for other developing countries for its achievements in meeting its Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty, hunger and malnutrition.

World Food Day is an annual event that provides the world with an occasion to reflect on the vital role agricultural development plays in combatting food shortages and hunger, the minister said.

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