EU Launches Food Security Program Aimed at Minorities

ថ្ងៃទី ២៩ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១២
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ផលិតកម្មផ្នែកកសិកម្ម / កសិកម្ម និង ការនេសាទ / ជំនួយ និងការអភិវឌ្ឍ / ជំនួយអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ទ្វេភាគី / សមាជិកគណៈកម្មាធិការជំនួយអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ ឌីអេស៊ី (DAC) / សម្បទានដីសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងចំការ / បរិស្ថាន និងធនធានធម្មជាតិ / ជនជាតិភាគតិច និងជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច / ជំនួយពីសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប / សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស / ដីធ្លី / ការកាន់កាប់ដីធ្លី និងការចេញប័ណ្ណកម្មសិទ្ធិ / ការជួលដីសាធារណៈ / ការអភិវឌ្ឍសង្គម / ជនក្រីក្រ
Annick Schubert / ethnic groups / ធ្វើកសិកម្ម / សន្តិសុខស្បៀង / indigenous minorities / land / programs

The European Union has launched a $4.5 million program aimed at increasing food security among indigenous minorities in Ratanakkiri province, including those whose land has been affected by the growing number of economic land concessions in the area. Speaking on the sidelines of the launch in Phnom Penh yesterday, Annick Schubert, the program’s project manager and a researcher at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, said the program would take place over three years and would help train ethnic groups in small-scale farming techniques. “This is definitely a tricky situation. There is this need to develop this country; at the same time, there is this need to help the most vulnerable to stay on track with things,” said Ms. Schubert. “For those who have lost land, we want to try and introduce to them to new income sources generating activity.” …