Cambodian farmers urged to switch to vegetables
Figures from the World Bank point out the difference in earning potential of vegetables compared with common crops like rice and cassava. On average, vegetables make returns of $1,575 per hectare compared with $544 for cassava and only $307 for rice.
Chan Sophal, director of the Centre for Policy Studies for Cambodia Development, said that it would be difficult for farmers to change crops due to a lack of the necessary skills, technology and investment to grow vegetables.
Most vegetables in Cambodia are currently imported from Vietnam and Thailand, although Sophal suggested that support from the government and private investment could help to transform this situation.
Source: fareasternagriculture.com