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4.      Issues/Options for the future

Ninety two percent of families interviewed (36 families) said that earning their livelihoods now is easier than 5 years ago. Two families said it was the same as before and 1 family said it was harder now. Table 25 shows what crops people would like to grow on their land in the future is presented in with the number of times people mentioned each crop. Table 26 presents the main problems people are facing. Table 27 shows what people consider will be their livelihood/income generating activities in the future.

Table 25: Crops people would like to grow on their land in the future.

Area name

Rice

Cash crops

Corn

Bean

Sesame

Fruit*

No land

O Laok

5

5

1

1

 

3 (Mango)

 

O Pork

7

7

 

2

 

1

2

Chom Phkar

 

3

1

2

2

7

 

Anlong Khting

1

3

2

4 (soy)

2 (mung)

 

4

 

Total

13

18

4

11

2

15

2

* Fruit trees mentioned included – Mango, durian, coconut, sapodilla, jackfruit, cashew, orange, rambuttan.

Table 26: Main Problems people face

Area name

Poverty/ shortage of rice and other food

Agriculture/lack of money or materials

No water/rain

Short of labour

Illness

No resin trees

No land/ clearing new areas of forest

Afraid someone take their land

No proble-ms

O Laok

1

1

3

 

1

1

1

 

1

O Pork

 

5

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

Chom Phkar

1

4

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

Anlong Khting

 

3

4

4

 

 

1

1

1

Total

2

13

13

8

1

1

5

1

2

Table 27: Future income generating activities.

Area name

Chamka

Animals

Fruit trees

Resin

Labouring

Make wine

Sell things
O Laok

5

 

 

1

1

 

2

O Pork

10

 

 

 

3

1 (repair houses)

1

1

Chom Phkar

10

2

1

 

 

 

1

Anlong Khting

10

1

 

 

1

 

1

Total

35

3

1

1

6

1

5

5.1.   Attitudes to the Tum Ring Rubber Development

Table 28: gives the opinions of people interviewed of the Tum Ring Rubber Development and whether they have received threats by people wanting to push them off their land in Mean Rith. 

Table 28: The opinions of people of the Tum Ring Rubber Development, and threats received

 

What do you think of Tum Ring Rubber Development?

Have you ever been threatened to leave your land?

Area name

Don’t know

Not good, company take the land

People have been shot and killed

Good can plant under rubber

No

Yes

Don’t know

O Laok

7

1

 

 

5

2

1

O Pork

4

4

2

1

5

5 (2 threatened twice)

1

Chom Phkar

4

6

 

 

10

 

 

Anlong Khting

7

3

 

 

8

 

 

Total

22

13

2

1

28

7

2

5.2.   Protection of land, village and forests

Several suggestions were given by villagers about how they could protect their land (Table 29) and who do villagers think could help them (Table 30).

 Table 29: Protection of land, village and forest in Mean Rith

Area name

On their own/ don’t give land

Together/ develop CF*

Advocacy

Request Gov to grant use rights and follow the law

Request others to help (NGOs, Human Rights) /need documents

Don’t know

O Laok

2

4

4

 

1

4

O Pork

 

9

4

6

3

1

Chom Phkar

 

8

7

 

7

 

Anlong Khting

 

8

5

 

6

1

Total

2

29

20

6

17

6

* CF = Community Forestry

Table 30: Who can help?

Area name

Other villagers

NGOs

Human Rights Organisations

Gov (Commune, Hun Sen)

Don’t know

O Laok

2

1

 

 

6

O Pork

4

4

2

 

2

Chom Phkar

 

3

4

1

3

Anlong Khting

3

5

1

 

1

Total

9

13

7

1

12

5.3.   Suggestions for the future

These show requests for infrastructure development but also include requests for assistance for advocacy and land rights.

Table 31: Villagers suggestions for assistance in the future

Area name

School/ teachers

Hospital/ Market/ Wells/Roads /Equipment

Assistance from NGOs (over the land)

Food

Cows

Gov follows the law/land titles

None

O Laok

1

3

1

 

 

 

6

O Pork

4

8

 

1

1

3

3

Chom Phkar

2

5

2

 

 

 

4

Anlong Khting

3

11

2

 

 

 

2

Total

10

27

5

1

1

3

15

 

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