# Cambodian Farmers Protect Cranes

> Rice farmers in Cambodia leave crops for threatened cranes under a conservation program.
- Title: Cambodian Farmers Protect Cranes · Nikkei Asia | Shortify
- Summary: Rice farmers in Cambodia leave crops for threatened cranes under a conservation program. Cambodian rice farmers leave part of their crop unharvested to feed…
- Keywords: cambodia, eastern sarus cranes, crane rice program, rice farmers, conservation, anlung pring protected landscape, news, business, world, Cambodian, Farmers, Protect
- Source: Nikkei Asia — https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/life/cambodian-rice-farmers-help-to-conserve-threatened-cranes
- Published: 2026-10-09T22:49:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cambodia, eastern sarus cranes, crane rice program, rice farmers, conservation, anlung pring protected landscape, news, business, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Cambodian rice farmers leave part of their crop unharvested to feed eastern sarus cranes under the Crane Rice program.