Cambodian Climate Hero Profile: Mr. Trim & Ms. Ry

Mr. Trim and Ms. Ry have been members of Meanchey Ampil Pramdoeum Agricultural Cooperative in their home district of Borvel, Battambang for two and three years respectively. Both Mr. Trim and Ms. Ry participated in a recent Drought Resistant Agricultural Techniques ‘Training-of-Trainers’, conducted in Battambang as a partnership between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and DanChurchAid. Following the training, Mr. Trim and Ms. Ry were enthusiastic to go home and pass on their new knowledge from the three-day session. Ms. Ry said, “I think the training will help – the circle garden will reduce water consumption and increase production, the kiln will improve the soil which will increase production. We will pass on the information and train others.”