Kampot: Dr. Kao Thach, the Royal Government Delegate in Charge of the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) and President of the Farmers Network Association, on June 8, 2026, met with farmers in Banteay Meas District, Kampot Province.
On this occasion, Mr. Chan Tha, Deputy Governor of Kampot Province, and Mr. Por Vy, Governor of Banteay Meas District, were also invited to participate, as well as officials from the district administration, the district police chief, the district military police, specialized offices around the district, officials from the district’s Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Office, commune chiefs, agricultural officials, and approximately 300 farmers from Banteay Meas District.
During this talk, Dr. Fadlay urged farmers from communes in Banteay Meas district to consider traditional farming practices that use a lot of manpower and spend a lot of time in increasing agricultural products by looking at modern farming techniques that can help facilitate modern farming and save time in increasing agricultural products.
In addition, the doctor provided input to farmers on challenges and solutions that would enable farmers to gain profits from farming. The challenges that farmers often face are the problem of capital for producing or producing agricultural products, technical problems in production or animal husbandry, problems in increasing yields and lack of markets for sale. This problem should be considered by farmers first. Another big challenge is that farmers do not consider their production costs, which determine the farmers’ losses or profits in farming.
At the end of the lecture, Dr. Kao Thach called on farmers to join the Techo Farmers Network Association, which was established to serve farmers. The association will serve as: (1) a bridge to find financial resources, access to new techniques and information, convey the voices and concerns of farmers to leaders, and be a bridge to other opportunities; and (2) an umbrella or shield for farmers, that is, to protect the rights or legality of farmers or protect them from abuse and exploitation.
