Battambang Provincial Governor H.E. Sok Lou distributed rice seed gifts provided by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet to 899 farming families in Sangke district to support post-flood agricultural recovery.
The high-yield rice seeds were released through the Cambodia Food Reserve System (CFRS) to affected households across Anlong Vil, Kampong Prieng, and Kampong Preah communes following recent heavy flood damage.
Speaking during the distribution ceremony on Tuesday afternoon, Governor Sok Lou conveyed Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet’s personal greetings and reaffirmed the Royal Government’s commitment to assisting citizens during crises. He stressed that the timely distribution of high-quality seeds will allow local farmers to quickly re-cultivate their damaged fields within the current planting season.
“While the Prime Minister could not attend in person, his administration remains deeply attentive to the people’s hardships under all circumstances,” H.E. Sok Lou said. He directed relevant technical teams to expedite seed delivery across affected regions to ensure timely planting.
The latest handover follows previous Royal Government relief operations that provided rice seeds and essential food packages to 10,700 farming households in the province.
Governor Sok Lou also encouraged farmers to diversify their income sources by cultivating complementary mixed crops alongside main rice production to strengthen family livelihoods and resilience.
Local farmers expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet for the timely relief, noting that the seed assistance will enable them to restore agricultural production and stabilise their household incomes.
