Considering the various actors involved and pork and poultry value chains, the project aims to address the problem/issues of production and marketing of pork and chicken by strengthening smallholders’ stake in the value chain. The project will promote egg and meat consumption at the family level as well as organic vegetable production in homestead gardens to fulfill nutritional requirement of the families and excess for sale. Heifer Cambodia is recognized for integrating the vast smallholder farmer communities into community institutions for holistic development with swine and chicken placement very recently as entry point. Heifer is one of the leading organizations for the successful integration of marginalized communities into the market-oriented food system through livestock as physical inputs, as well as agriculture and horticulture commodities. This project also aims to enable small-scale growers to expand and enhance chicken and pork production by improving accessibility to micro-finance.
Banteay Meanchey, Pursat, Siem Reap , Takeo