PHNOM PENH, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-trained program is crucial to promote rice-prawn farming in Cambodia, providing benefits to rice-shrimp farmers in the kingdom, an official said on Monday.

On Sunday (March 23) the ministry noted that the total planned area for dry-season rice cultivation nationwide in 2024-2025 was 535,600 hectares. However, actual cultivation reached 907,035 hectares.