Thousands of family farmers who live around the area tourism Siem Reap are trying to modify the daily lives by planting vegetables without chemicals

Siem Reap: Khmer farmers thousands of families who live around the tourist potential in Siem Reap are trying to change the daily lives through vegetable growers do not use chemical fertilizers in order to sell the big hotels and restaurants for serving the needs of the client - International visiting the temples of Siem Reap.

Currently, many farmers in Siem Reap started raising fruit and vegetable growers in the target server is meant visitors supply of agricultural products to hotels and restaurants catering for tourists, and some places open for tourists to visit and explore therein.

The research neighborhood not far from the southern city of Siem Reap, which has a population of more than 2,500 families living is about 85% of the population That so many are engaged in agriculture.

He seemed in research fields as a farmer among many other farmers, said his family planted vegetables Many such as broccoli, spaichangkuah and morning glory without using chemical fertilizers to sell to the market. He emphasized that the planting vegetables to support his family from the need to buy vegetables to eat and sell money for their children to school with them. The farmers added that farmers in the neighborhood as well as research remains a problem because vegetables Farmers produce cheap yet. Today broccoli sold in 1 kg costs 1,000 riel see very little in the summer is more vegetables be outsourced if we do not do it not okay to eat. The Lotus name as a farmer living in the village neighborhood similar weeds, said that he is planting vegetables use compost does not use chemical fertilizers. This type of vegetation has helped vegetable healthy eating differs from the current use of fertilizers, but also that he is planting vegetables market At a lower price, but of mind. If Shipping rose to $ 10-20 thousand USD vegetables and prices. She added that she wanted to buy vegetables Khmer support to bring vegetables imported from Too many neighbors.

Quail head of the information center in the neighborhood, according to the research community that the current residents in the villages many of his neighborhood turned from unemployment and no income to those who grow vegetables to sell. It says quail research in neighborhoods whose residents than 2,500 families or about 12,000 people, 85% capture business grow vegetables to supply the market and open to foreign tourists into play entertainment.

Planting vegetables can make a farmer-class level, but also what he sees that disadvantaged farmers in value Vegetable farmers Khmer still not stable yet.

He urged the government to support the research community in the neighborhood only once by vegetable market Khmer affordable . He added that the government help through the Apsara Authority and Siem Reap and help authorities in collaboration with partner organizations GIZ (GTZ) efforts for many years on a project called Green Belt (Green Belt) to help the people living around the area Heritage can earn indirectly from tourism by growing vegetables, fruits and livestock sales to hotels and restaurants.

Kim Chhay Heang Governor of Siem Reap, said that currently there are more than 1 million people live 4 thousand farmers is about 80% . Research informal farmers who grow vegetables to market in Siem Reap is currently able to earn an average of about $ 200 or more 1 month. In addition, planting vegetables, apart from sales to supply the family vegetable garden also attracts Foreign tourists want to visit. Kim Chhay Heang said authorities are encouraging farmers to grow vegetables, and also trying to find a place to put farmers can transport sold in the market as many provincial and easily. We have discussed with stakeholders it to facilitate his approach and wide carrying vegetables to sell more.

Siem authorities see that although many Khmer farmers are trying to produce vegetables to earn income from tourism revenue, the current Tourism from about 30% to rupturing through major hotels and restaurants, to buy vegetables, fruits and meat from abroad only in the country do not exist in some vegetables, fruits and meat from Europe.