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Sustainable Livelihood Analysis Of An Irrigation Project In Ta Haen, Cambodia., Irene Rehberger Bescos
Sustainable Livelihood Analysis Of An Irrigation Project In Ta Haen, Cambodia., Irene Rehberger Bescos
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This study examines potential livelihood outcomes from a recently established irrigation project in Ta Haen, Cambodia, in a sustainable livelihoods framework. The aim of this SAUCE irrigation project is to provide water for drinking and irrigation purposes with the goal of enhancing food by producing an extra rice harvest, the staple, per year. Field research conducted in December 2011 provided qualitative data from questionnaires, key informant interviews, and participant and direct observation, in addition to quantitative data from water quality analysis focusing on arsenic (a potential risk), pH, EC and temperature. Most of the people in the village did not …