Food crisis looms in Cambodia

NEW DELHI: In Cambodia, where a large part of the economy is dependent on fisheries and agricultural food processing, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has deeply impacted the industry resulting in reversing the developments related to decent work and economic growth with respect to its farmer community, especially along the Mekong basin.

Cambodia’s agriculture sector is responsible for generation of more than 20 percent of its gross domestic product and employs around 30 percent of the population. Its position on the Global Food Security Index is below average at 90 out of 113 countries.