Rice Harvest Soon but Still No Help

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With less than three months to the rice harvesting season in November, panic has now set in among rice millers and producers who feel less confident as the days go by that they will be bailed out by government emergency loans ‒ to help them tide over heavy losses incurred during a prolonged drought early this year. Phou Poy, owner of the Phou Poy Rice Miller in Battambang province, told Khmer Times that due to a severe lack of funds, millers and rice producers this year might not be able to buy paddy rice from farmers during the November-December harvest period.
 

“We are very worried. Our funds are very limited and commercial banks that we have got loans from previously might be strict in allowing us to borrow more money this year. This will also affect farmers because they would find it difficult to sell their harvested paddy rice,” said Mr. Poy. Cambodia had its worst drought in half a century early this year, causing a sharp downfall in paddy rice production that affected the operations of rice millers and producers. Despite recent rains, many parts of Cambodia still do not have enough water for this year’s wet season crop and this seems worrisome.
 

“Many rice millers and producers are still trying to recover their losses from the previous season. Now they just don’t have enough funds for this season,” said Song Saran, an executive officer of Amru Rice Processing Factory. “In the upcoming rice harvesting season many of these millers and producers might go broke, unless the government steps in,” he said.

 

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[williamgeorgeallen]

has turned dry again up here in burri ram. the grass is now over taking the rice. wonder if this is going to be a long term thing due to climate change. taro seems to be growing quite well but the returns are tiny.

[Autonuaq]

There is rice that need less water, as well they will come with other things to put on the land. you see around the country farmers switch to other product too,

 

Probably in your area they still not found the way to do it, Thai can be very slow in changing.

 

Beside you have the battle for the need of water between the people, the land and the clean energy too. and the rivers are controlled by waterdam.