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How China's rice-prawn model is reshaping Cambodia's aquaculture

chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: 10:37 AM (GMT+8) Nov 12, 2026
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In Takeo province, Cambodia, farmers are growing rice and raising giant freshwater prawns in the same fields, with support from a team led by Professor Wu Xugan of Shanghai Ocean University. This "one field, two harvests" model has doubled local farmers' incomes and been recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as one of the best practices for poverty reduction.

Follow China Daily reporter Owen Fishwick to see how Chinese experts are helping Cambodian farmers boost their incomes.

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