A Cambodian Farmer Co-op of 193 Members Now Supplies Vegetables to Siem Reap School Breakfasts

Plan International Cambodia implements the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in 202 primary schools in Siem Reap, with USDA funding through WFP, serving hot breakfasts and recruiting local suppliers for vegetables and meat. Community volunteer Don founded an agricultural cooperative of 193 members who farm organically without chemical pesticides. Since 2021 the group has supplied vegetables to four primary schools in Siem Reap Province, six days a week, after winning the schools' supplier bid. Farmers in the group earn money to cover their children's school materials and uniforms, though drought has lowered harvests and earnings.