August 26, 2010
By Phat Samphy, Kandal Stueng
UCANews.com
A project to encourage villagers to grow their own organic food supply and increase their family income, has been a huge success, Caritas Cambodia says.
“Global warming is causing problems in agricultural production in many areas … Planting vegetables in their gardens provides food security,” said Chai Meng, Caritas’ community empowerment program manager in Kandal province.
The social service arm of the local Catholic Church launched its Home Vegetable Garden project at the start of this year in Kandal Stueng, south of the capital.
So far 19 families are involved in the program, in which Caritas provides technical and financial support, Meng said. Each family’s vegetable plot can measure up to 100 square meters, depending on the amount of land they have. “Many kinds of vegetables such as wax melon, long beans and cabbage are being grown,” Meng said.
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“Global warming is causing problems in agricultural production in many areas … Planting vegetables in their gardens provides food security,” said Chai Meng, Caritas’ community empowerment program manager in Kandal province.
The social service arm of the local Catholic Church launched its Home Vegetable Garden project at the start of this year in Kandal Stueng, south of the capital.
So far 19 families are involved in the program, in which Caritas provides technical and financial support, Meng said. Each family’s vegetable plot can measure up to 100 square meters, depending on the amount of land they have. “Many kinds of vegetables such as wax melon, long beans and cabbage are being grown,” Meng said.
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