On March, 31th, the minister of MAFF monitored the showing dry season field in Siemreap province. In that chance, he advised farmers about the way to farm the dry season field to be better than keeping the land free.
In monitoring chance of farming the showing dry season field over 10 ha along the Romdeng dike which was donated by ECOSORN project in Choub village, Khna Por commune, Sotnikom district, Siemreap province, Mr.Chann Sarun advised to all people that farmers have to focus on a correct dry season field farming in order to get high yield. He spoke that in dry season field farming, people have to use purification seed, to prepare the land to be flat and should farm from 2 to 4 times. Besides, people ought to focus on plucking weeds out and watering on clump of rice plants for to pre-solving when it’s drought.
When monitoring the dry season field, minister observed that when clumps of rice plants were spreading, water lacking at the end of season happened. By seeing this situation, minister was monitory the general department of agriculture (department of agricultural machine) to send 4 pumps for intervention pumping from Romdeng irrigation system to field in order to save rice which is lacking water in urgent.
In that area, people do not have a habit to farm the dry season field by keeping blank land. With a purpose for people to have possibilities to farm many times and improve their livelihood, Mr. Chann Sarun built an idea to encourage people to focus on the dry season farming according to policies of Samdach Decho Hun Sen which want to see all people to get a high living standard.