Battambang Province, Cambodia — Along the banks of the Sankae River in Prek Loung Commune, fishing is a source of livelihood more many people. For Mak Srey, a member of the Sdey Krom Rohal Soung Fishing Community in Battambang’s Eh Phnom district, the abundance of fish every November and December brings hope, but also hardship. “During those months, there […]
Introduction We, the members and partners of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), representing the small-scale coffee producing communities across 7 Asian nations – Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines and Vietnam – have convened last 22 August 2023 to deliberate on the potential ramifications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) […]
Pursat, Cambodia – In Veal Veng district, Pursat province, Cambodia, Nop Kolap once struggled to make ends meet. Her family of five depended on irregular farm labor. She used to be employed to harvest potatoes and maize for KHR 20,000 (USD 5) a day. Her husband’s job as a pepper harvester brought in about KHR 600,000 (USD […]