Rural infrastructure supporting agricultural productivity
Since 2013, over 400 rural infrastructure sub-projects have been identified and implemented by the target commune councils across the 5 provinces. These include rehabilitation and/or construction of rural road and irrigation-supporting infrastructure like canal, earth dike and pond. Seventy three of these 400 sub-projects have been completed, 94 are being constructed and the remaining are in preparatory steps.
After completion of canal rehabilitation, some farmers in Chamnar Leu commune of Stoung district in Kampong Thom are able now access to water for irrigation of their rice field, with a total irrigated area of 72 ha in wet season and over 10 ha in dry season cultivation. It is expected that next dry season, cultivated area for dry season crop will be further increased.