Officers on the Council for Agricultural and Rural Growth met on Wednesday with German NGO officers to debate the continued diet initiatives in two provinces.
The venture often known as the Multisectoral Meals and Diet Safety Challenge (MUSEFO) focuses on combating towards malnutrition.
It’s a grant from the German Authorities by way of the German Company for Worldwide Cooperation (GIZ), which has signed an implementation settlement with the Cambodian authorities.
The venture has been carried out to combat towards malnutrition and to enhance the meals safety and diet scenario of the poor and susceptible folks, particularly youngsters and ladies of reproductive age dwelling in 180 focused villages in Kampot and Kampong Thom provinces.
Sok Silo, deputy secretary-general of CARD, mentioned that the MUSEFO venture has assisted the Council in implementing motion plans to enhance meals safety within the nation.
“In Kampong Thom province, this venture has improved meals availability and entry to nutritious meals by growing diversified agricultural manufacturing and enhancing diet providers for pregnant ladies and kids underneath 2 years of age,” he mentioned.
“It additionally improves the Nationwide Diet Programme and helps Kampot and Kampong Thom Provincial Well being Facilities in organising a diet counseling mechanism,” he mentioned.
Sanne Sigh, an advisor to the GIZ MUSEFO, mentioned the venture has supported the federal government by way of insurance policies, pointers and requirements nationwide. The MUSEFO primarily focused 90 villages in Kampot province and one other 90 in Kampong Thom province.
“Our main focus is to combat malnutrition issues by specializing in enhancing the dietary variety of girls of reproductive age, and pregnant and lactating ladies,” she mentioned.
She added it additionally improves the minimal acceptable weight loss plan of six to 23-month outdated youngsters and unique breastfeeding of 0-6-month-old youngsters.
“That’s the essential final result of the venture, then we, as well as, have extra nutrition-sensitive actions as effectively,” she mentioned, including that it has been applied from March 2015 to March 2026.
Chhun Ngech Lang from Kampot province, the mom of a five-month-old child, mentioned that breastfeeding is essential regardless of being busy at work.
“I’m breastfeeding my five-month-old son. Even I’m going to work, I nonetheless can breastfeed my little one,” she mentioned, noting that the venture helped her to not use method milk for her little one.
