Minister of Agriculture Veng Sakhon said on his Facebook page that the recent floods affected a total of 304,812 hectares of land, of which 125,770 hectares of rice fields were damaged.
“After the flood victims received emergency assistance from the government, the work of rehabilitating crops was also carried out immediately to save the farmers’ livelihoods,” he said.
According to the ministry, the government has distributed more than 6,500 tonnes of rice seeds to 65,780 families so far. The ministry plans to distribute an additional 2,000 tonnes of rice seeds to farmers.
According to the National Committee for Disaster Management, the flash floods in October affected 19 provinces and the capital. The provinces were Pursat, Pailin, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Svay Rieng, Tboung Khmum, Oddar Meanchey, Siem Reap, Takeo, Kampong Speu, Mondulkiri, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampong Chhnang, and Kampong Thom.
