
Mushrooms, Migration, & Opportunities
Growing mushrooms has many benefits for farmers in Kampong Khan, Cambodia. It’s contributed to food security, reduced labor migration, and family reunification.
Growing mushrooms has many benefits for farmers in Kampong Khan, Cambodia. It’s contributed to food security, reduced labor migration, and family reunification.
“I started my first mushroom house in January 2017. I decided to invest in growing mushroom. It was just like taking a big step for my family. Our family was so worried we might end up losing our money if mushroom production is not good. However, my mushroom production has been running well…”
“My family has one hectare of land for rice farming and our livelihood for years were depending on just one season rice crop every year. We went through this situation, again and again, each year for not having enough rice to eat…“
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