Food and Nutrition Security Project

Project Site

37 villages in 5 communes of Rolea Pa-ir District, 20 villages in 3 communes of Tek Pos District, and 6 villages in 1 commune of Boribo District in Kampong Chhnang Province

Beneficiaries

• Approximately 25,000 people (6,187 households) in 32 villages in five communes(Two communes in Rolea Pa-ir District and three communes in Tek Pos District)

※Beneficiaries of activities related to agriculture cooperatives 23,000 residents (5,587 households) in four communes (Three communes in Rolea Pa-ir District and one in Boribo District)

Main Activities

1. Increase agricultural productivity through training on rice cultivation skill (SRI farming method), chicken raising, and home gardening
2. Improve Dietary life and hygienic habit through measurement of children’s nutrition statuses, demonstration of complementary feeding diet (CFD), training on public health, and training on disease prevention etc.
3. Promote information and experience sharing through conducting Leadership training, information-sharing meetings, construction of regional networks, etc.
4. Strengthen the institutional capacity of agricultural cooperatives through conducting training on management and marketing, construction of the office, etc.

※SRI（System of Rice Intensification）
SRI is a rice cultivation method achieving high yield without relying on breed improvement or chemical fertilizer. It enhances the growth ability of rice plant by employing techniques such as transplanting single seedling of one to two weeks old in wide spacing, controlling water level of rice sector strictly and weeding thoroughly. As this method brings in two to three times higher yield comparing with conventional cultivation method while input of seeds and water are decreased significantly, it has been introduced and practiced in many developing countries.

Project Period

FY 2017 ~ FY 2020 (Total project period: FY 2011 ~ FY 2020)

Our Approach

1. We establish the cooperative system beyond regions, where people in target areas of the preceding project can share their experiences with people in new target areas.
2. We introduce pleasure and possibility in agriculture to young generation in rural areas where employment opportunity is quite limited after graduating from school. When highly motivated farmers (key farmers) are raised, a big change is occurred in regional efforts to agriculture and even to the care to children’s health.
3. We strengthen the institutional capacity and management capacity of agricultural cooperatives in order to promote the autonomous growth of communities led by agriculture cooperatives.