Living pepper pillars preserve trees
Share Chay Chhun Eng, a pepper farmer in Mondulkiri, is using trees as living trellises on his farm instead of chopping them down. Yousos Apdoulrashim Living pepper pillars preserve trees Wed, 10 February 2021 Chay Chhun Eng is in many respects just your typical Cambodian farmer tending his 1ha black pepper plantation in Putaing village of Pou Chrei commune in Mondulkiri province’s Pech Chreada district, watching over his crops as they grow until the time comes to harvest them. But if you take a look at his plantation you’ll see an unusual sight: There is an orderly forest there with a t...