The Analysis of Rattan Productions in Prek Thnot Community Protected Area, Kampot Province, Cambodia

Abstract

This study generally aims to illustrate, promote and increase the awareness of the dwellers in the study area regarding the beneficial aspects of rattan. Particularly, it aims to identify the ways that the committee can use to sustain their rattan production and to determine the advantages (or beneficial effects) of rattan production to committee members’ livelihood. To achieve these objectives, stratified random sampling was performed. Out of 82 respondents, 65 were collectors 13 were processors and 2 were middlemen, all living in three villages namely, Prek Thnot, Prek Kreng, and Chang Huon and 2 retailer reside in Kampot city. The study illustrated that rattan committee sustain rattan resource in their community by providing harvesting guidelines and initiating additional jobs from the production chain managing the amount of rattan resource to be used annually and replanting them, and applying harvesting technique from WWF. Rattan production with its beneficial effects is extremely important for all households in the production chain. It is not only used for food or handicraft but also a source of income for all actors along the chain.