Snip-Snaps on Cambodia's Agriculture
Total Freshwater Withdrawal:
4.08 cu km/yr (1%/0%/98%)Total Area: 181,035 sq km Land Area: 176,515 sq km Water Area: 4,520 sq km Climate description: tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation Terrain description: mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north Arable Land Use: 20.44% Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.59% Irrigated Land: 2,850 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources: 476.1 cu km (1999) |
Total Freshwater Withdrawal:
4.08 cu km/yr (1%/0%/98%) Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 290 cu m/yr (2000) Natural Hazards description: monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts Environmental Current Issues: illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing Total Labor Force: 8.8 million (2010 est.) % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 57.6% Agricultural Products description: rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, cassava (manioc), silk |
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