CAMBODIA – How Vegetables Get from a Family Farm to the Market

Wondering how vegetables get from the family farm to your table? Read this photo story and be informed of how family farmers work on their small gardens to bring healthy food to the market and to the consumers’ table.

A farmer waters the crops to make sure they grow healthy.
Weeds are taken out of the vegetable garden to avoid interruption in the growth of the crops.
For many smallholder farmers, organic pesticides and fertilizers are applied on farms to provide added sustenance to the crops.
Tomato is one of the crops grown by smallholder farmers in Cambodia.
Once ready for harvesting, the crops/vegetables are harvested from the farms/gardens.
The harvested produce are prepared for packing based on market standards.
The products are then sold in the local market.