Helping farmers keep their cool

One of a farmer’s greatest enemies is heat. As many as 50 percent of the fruit and vegetables harvested in Cambodia are lost because of heat – lettuce wilts, onions become slimy, tomatoes turn to mush. Because of a lack of cold storage at most of the country’s farms, farmers are unable to save their vegetables for more than a few days at a time. …

Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23636/helping-farmers-keep-their-cool/