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Country Profile: Cambodia
The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population 13,881,427
Life expectancy: 57 years (male) 61 years (female.)
Population below national poverty line: 40%
GDP: $36.78 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,600 (2006 est.)
Religion: Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Languages: Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Climate: tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world and it relies heavily on aid. Subsistence farming employs 70% of the workforce, with the Mekong River providing fertile, irrigated fields for rice production. Cambodia is burdened with the legacy of decades of conflict; unexploded munitions - thought to number in the millions - continue to kill and maim civilians, despite an ongoing de-mining drive.
Bóthar in Cambodia
Bóthar began working in Cambodia in 2005 and provides families with multi purpose cows which can be used for draft power, milk and meat. Bóthar has also provided farming and veterinary supplies.
CAMBODIA
Project title: Improvement of Food Security and Use of Renewable Natural Resources
Location: 18 rural communities in Pursat and Battambang provinces
Number of families: 450
Animals: 450 multi-purpose cows
Other inputs: equipment and supplies, technical assistance, transportation
Training: in integrated farming, cornerstone procedures
Brief synopsis: Developing livestock-based food production, improving food security and income generation, enabling community development participation
Passing-on obligations: transfer within 3 years, i.e. 450 new recipients
Expected benefits: gender equity, participation by 2010, income increase by 50% for the recipients by 2008
Local partners: KAWP, CCRD.
Other relevant data: the region is regarded as one with huge production potential despite the long civil conflict in the past decades
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