“I thought this project was just to distribute rice seed to the community but when I implemented it, I realized the challenges” Mr. Nhok Chhuor, Commune Chief.

Lvea commune is located in Pouk district on National Road #6 in Siem Reap province, on the way from the provincial center to Krolagn district. Lvea commune is 4km from Pouk district center, where there is a market (there is no market in the commune). Lvea commune is one among 16 communes in the district. It is also the first commune in Siem Reap province to have used its budget to implement a service project (rice seed distribution and training on technical skills in farming and compost production).

Lvea commune consists of 12 villages, with a population of 9,499 persons, equal to 1,788 families. The commune is engaged mainly in agriculture. Some people farm during the dry season, using the water basin. Seven villages can farm during both the dry and the rainy season (Lvea, Daun Tro, Komrou, Stung Preahsrok, Kok Srormor, Tuol Roveang and Prohout villages). Other people farm by relying on the rain (five villages).  The average rice yield is three tons per hectare. Besides farming, people are occupied in small jobs such as fishing, making mats, preparing ambok (a kind of plant with medicinal roots), etc.

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