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Out-grower farmer Mr Chor and Dana Asia CEO Duncan Power in front of the specifically Example of carefully designed outgrower shed built in March 2020. designed shed.
Poultry micro-enterprises for Cambodia’s impoverished
CAMBODIA is a coun- try facing the numerous challenges of a develop- ing nation.
the tourism industry have families in rural commu- nities who rely on their income to survive, with those families now falling deeper into poverty.
poultry businesses from their backyards.
Sustainability is built into the project with sheds constructed using local resources and labour, as well as specially designed double rooves to maintain environmental efficiency and encourage optimum productivity.
school after Grade 2 to help provide for her fam- ily and went to work at the Siem Reap dumpsite – very dirty and dangerous work for a young child.
Additional income from the out-grower program means Salat can afford to send her children to school and provide for her family.
urgently needs funding to be able to reach more rural villagers and provide them with highly sought-after native chickens.
Many of its 11 million rural-based citizens are farmers living in extreme poverty due to rampant corruption, limited educa- tion and inadequate re- sources to improve and modernise farming tech- niques.
With so many people desperate to earn a living in order to survive, now more than ever is the need for alternative income streams.
Training and supervi- sion of the project is over- seen by poultry experts Ian Curtis and Peter van den Akker, both from South Australia, to ensure best practice at interna- tional standard.
Chor and Salat have two children and their family income was about $A170 per month, which was not enough to buy rice and send the children to school.
Salat and Chor are achieving a remarkable 98 percent survival rate to point of slaughter.
To build one shed costs $3500.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, Cambodia’s tourist industry has taken a huge hit.
Australian-registered non-governmental organi- sation Dana Asia is acting to make a difference, us- ing poultry rearing as an income stream opportu- nity through a network of small out-grower farms.
The project funds the in- itial capital for construc- tion of the biosecure shed and consumables, and the five-day old vaccinated chicks are purchased with a micro-finance loan, which is paid back at the point of sale of mature chickens.
Unique solar panels de- signed in South Australia provide clean e-coli free drinking water and elec- tricity for chicks and pens.
Salat became known to Dana Asia when she joined the team at its training farm, and in December 2018 she was identified as a suitable candidate for the out-grower program.
The most in-need fami- lies can enjoy a poten- tial 70 percent increase in their household income.
However, as little as $10 a month can make a sig- nificant contribution to supporting the training of each out-grower farmer, so they can profession- ally manage their broiler chickens and become suc- cessful entrepreneurs.
Siem Reap in particu- lar, home to world-famous Angkor Wat, is a town that relies on tourism, and with restaurants and ho- tels forced to close, count- less local people face un- employment.
The first pilot out-grow- ers on the program were Ms Lorm Salat and her husband Mr Chor.
For a family living in poverty, this additional income is substantial – it could be the difference between a child going to school or not, and a family being able to buy medi- cine for their sick children or not.
Donations can be made online at danaasia.org/ become-an-investor.
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Farmers receive training in poultry rearing from hatch to slaughter and are equipped with the skills, resources and support to launch their own small
Raising and selling chickens gives rural fami- lies a regular source of income, as well as new skills and an all-important supply of protein in their diets.
Due to an accident on a construction site, Chor is in a wheelchair and un- able to work so Salat takes a leading role in earning income.
A specifically designed shed was built on their land, so Chor could help take care of the chickens despite his disability.
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