Friday, May 2, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Prime minister Hun Sen showed an optimistic forecast claiming that Cambodia will not face food shortage, unlike a number of other countries, because 85% of Cambodians are farmers. Hun Sen made this remark during his visit for a foundation stone installation at the Wat Tomnub pagoda located in Batheay district, Kampong Cham province in the morning of 30 April. Hun Sen said that a number of countries are seriously facing food shortage. But, for Cambodia, such problem does not occur because Cambodia is a farming country which produces rice, and more than 85% of the population are farmers, therefore, it is certain that there will not be any food shortage. Hun Sen added that a number of countries are planting crops, but they take use the products for something else, like turning cereal into bio-fuels for vehicles. Hun Sen said that, while the rain is pouring, this shows that the rainy season is here and farmers must be ready to plant their crops on time.
