By UL Socheat | Project Coordinator
In the last quarter, the project of CRDT has turned back from completing activities in Mondulkiri as a result of wedding donation to its livelihood activities in Koh Preah, Siembok district, Stung Treng province by strengthening capacities of our farmers. We are excited to share with all donors the results of our work in 2015 in Koh Preah commune with focusing on two main activities: rice production and chicken raising.
While expected to happen in May, the rainy season of 2015 came late until July and thus resulting in loss of capital due to re-planting, low rice yield, and late harvesting. The absence of flood also contributed to reducing rice yield. Flood did not occur and this affected some rice fields which used to rely on Mekong river water to fill in their paddy fields. Through interview and field observation, rice yield of our farmers decreased about 30% compared to last year. In response, farmers requested to have help with water access and control in rice production as they could not rely on rain feed any more.
As for chicken raising, there was a better result. Just in November alone, 39 out of 45 families as our project beneficiaries reported that they could earn more income through selling chickens to other villagers and middlemen with a total of 81 heads (approximately 2 head per family) and earned around USD 329.50 with an average of USD 8.45 per family and USD 5-6.25 per head).
A 59 year old widow, Phan reported her success with chicken raising. Saying with smile, she mentioned that “chicken had changed her living condition from year to year. In 2015, I could earn USD 1250 with an average of USD 104 per month. That income was used for daily-family needs, improving chicken’s shelter and sending my grandson to school. In addition, my family has better access to food. We ate about 30 heads of chickens this year”.
Climate Change is having more prominent negative impacts upon the local ways of life of rural farmers along the Mekong River while their adaptation capacities and diversities are still limited. In response, the project team will mobilize more resources and solutions to help communities adapt to this worse situation especially with drought and flood.
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Wishing you a Happy New Year with many exciting successes.
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