Cambodian NGO hatches initiative for backyard chicken industry


NGO Heifer International Cambodia handed over three cold chain trucks, four non-cold chain trucks and 14 cold chain motorcycles to 21 agriculture cooperatives. - Agriculture Ministry

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): NGO Heifer International Cambodia (HIC) on June 21 handed over a total of 21 transport vehicles and nearly US$500, 000 worth of infrastructure to 21 agriculture cooperatives, as part of its “poultry project of national pride in Cambodia” for 2021-2026.

The goal of the project is to scale up development of the Cambodian backyard chicken sector by empowering cooperatives and spurring cooperative institutional capacity development, and investing in processing and standard chick hatchery enterprises, as well as farmers eager to start up small- and medium-sized enterprises.

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