Improving incomes for rice farmers: a photo blogpost from Cambodia

From IFAD social reporting blog Mon Dec 1 2014, 15:54:00

By Susan Beccio

This is a story of hardship and resilience.  It is a story of rice farmers that do not always have enough food to eat. It is a story about people that struggle against chronic poverty and hunger and yet continue to dedicate energy and seize opportunities to improve their lives. It is a story of triumph.

Hun Koen, age 40, cuts rice on her one hectare plot in Krabaov village, Cambodia. Hun belongs to a 200 

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