Food & Farming Volunteering in Cambodia

The Cambodia Food & Farming Project with Globalteer works with communities around Siem Reap to help them move away from the hand-to-mouth existence of subsistence farming and fishing.

Day-to-day subsistence leaves people particularly susceptible to food shortages caused by extreme weather, sickness, and even market conditions that push prices up beyond many people’s reach. Having a reliable food source not only ensures that families do not go hungry, but also means that children can keep up regular school attendance rather than be forced to work, or worse still take to the streets to beg in order to feed their families. In addition to providing food for impoverished families, these exciting projects also teach villagers valuable and practical new skills as well as provide a means of generating income for the projects’ other programs.

Volunteers working on these sustainable food programs will be primarily assisting local and project staff in the maintenance and upkeep of the market gardens, farms, and fish farms. You could find yourself digging the ground in preparation for planting, planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, or harvesting crops.