As much as 80 percent of Cambodia’s population relies on aquaculture and fisheries for their livelihoods. But rural communities’ dependence on Cambodia’s rich biodiversity is increasingly under threat from illegal logging, overfishing, a changing climate, poor financial services and inadequate production and storage infrastructure for crops. To help Cambodian farmers and fishers overcome these challenges, Feed the Future works in four provinces surrounding Tonle Sap Lake by integrating its investments with the U.S. Government’s Global Climate Change Initiative activities.

The goals of this work are to support sound agriculture and aquaculture production systems, help Cambodian farmers better adapt to the effects of climate change, improve farmers’ food security by promoting adoption of improved and diverse varieties and cultivation techniques, strengthen the agriculture and aquaculture policy environments, and increase farmer income— all while sustainably managing their natural resources. While working toward these goals, Feed the Future efforts maximize women’s economic power and their access to resources and opportunities to increase household income.

Find out more: https://feedthefuture.gov/progress2016/