Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
An official from the agriculture department of the city of Phnom Penh said that rice fields belonging to the people along the suburb of the city, amount only to 4,000 hectares at the end of 2007. Beyond that, all the former rice field lands were developed as industrial zones and housing development. Pheng Sokham, the director of the agriculture department of the city of Phnom Penh, told Rasmei Kampuchea on 05 March that, in 1999, the extend of the rice field lands amount to 11,000 hectares, and it shrunk to 7,300 hectares in 2001. Each year, the loss of rice field lands amount to about 1,000 hectares, and among the 4,000-hectare remaining, the majority of them have changed ownerships already. Pheng Sokham said that the rice field land in the suburb are very expensive, for example, in Sak Sampov, 1 hectare of rice field land cost more that $500,000. He said that people living in the suburbs used to have a hard life as farmers, but the majority of them are all rich now when they sell their lands. He said that this situation does not affect food shortage at all, because turning rice field lands into industrial zones and housing development is more beneficial than using them to plant rice.
5 comments:
"He said that people living in the suburbs used to have a hard life as farmers, but the majority of them are all rich now when they sell their lands."
That is what is said not long ago, and some gorilla idiot didn't believe me and gave me all sort of arguments.
Whish that true!
And stupid do not beleive what they write come to see it in the country or call your relatives about it!
of course, phnom penh is a growing city. population of pp is also increased dramatically. can't expect phnom penh to stay small forever. like any large and growing cities in the world, phnom penh is no different; pp needs room for growth and development if we want to move up with the living standard of cambodia. i'm not surprise to see phnom penh grows even bigger. in the past, i read and heard foreign visitors to phnom penh used to say that you can drive within minutes outside of phnom penh city and see rice paddies and other agricultural stuff, but now those farm lands are making room for development and as phnom penh is becoming more and more of a metropolitan city, of course, one will inevitably see farm lands being convert to some kind of development project. i think it suits phnom penh.
in fact, i hope the city will fill up its mosquitos infestated lakes and ponds that seems to surround the city to make room for more housing project. i love to see phnom penh to become one of the largest city in the world. phnom penh has always been staying tiny compared to other worldly city, so it is now time for phnom penh to grow up like any other in the world. i applauded for metropolitan phnom penh city!
Gentleman
Life is not only money matter, there is more to be addressed beyond your simple claim as farmers become rich due to their high price land sale.
Better government is better planning for cambodians, not only to provide access to the rich and powerful. Informations and options should be provided to those selling their land for their family future.
Living with our eco system is imperative for the heath and harmony of cambodians.Trees and water provide our wealth, along with our natural resources and our heritages.
BETTER ECO SYSTEM means BETTER AIR, BETTER WATER for BETTER LIFE.
Please remind ourself not to be too greedy gentleman !!!
Neang SA
Oh enough preaching already, 5:54! Just put down your bible and look outside your windows; then tell us whether you are on earth or heaven, will ya?
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