From Nikkei Asia · · 30s
Cambodian Farmers Protect Cranes
Rice farmers in Cambodia leave crops for threatened cranes under a conservation program.
In brief
Rice farmers in Cambodia leave crops for threatened cranes under a conservation program. Cambodian rice farmers leave part of their crop unharvested to feed eastern sarus cranes under the Crane Rice program. Originally reported by Nikkei Asia.
Cambodian Rice Farmers
Farmers near Anlung Pring Protected Landscape leave crops unharvested for eastern sarus cranes.
Conservation Program
The Crane Rice program pays farmers to protect birds and their habitat while supporting livelihoods.
Cranes Return
By December, farmers will watch eastern sarus cranes return to their fields.
What matters most
Cambodian rice farmers leave part of their crop unharvested to feed eastern sarus cranes under the Crane Rice program.
