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As world fertiliser prices have steadily risen in recent years, many farmers have reduced their use. As a result, agricultural products have declined in quantity and quality, causing a global food crisis.
Bearing a delicate bunch of white lotus flowers and incense sticks, a middle-aged woman walks towards a gathered congregation. The crowd is hushed, burning incense before a glossy black statue of a deity, Preah Ang Dorngkeu.
In 1999, Lucky, a tiny baby elephant calf of just six months was rescued from the forest. Then she has spent more than 20 years living at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre.
Despite being partially paralysed by childhood polio, Chay Thida loves to swim.
Despite being partially paralysed by childhood polio, Chay Thida loves to swim. “At first I thought that without the use of one arm and one leg I would never be able to, but I was inspired by videos of amputees and paraplegic swimmers. I thought to myself ‘I have one good arm and one good leg, so why shouldn’t I swim too?’” Thida, now 33, told The Post.