Thursday, 10 April 2008

Life of Cambodian farmers in Cambodia

A Cambodian farmer works on her land near Mekong river bank in Kandal province, outskirts of Phnom Penh April 8, 2008. After decades of isolation, Communist-led Laos is enjoying an economic boom fuelled by surging demand for its most plentiful commodity -- land. One of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day, Laos has gradually opened its tiny economy to foreign investment since the Pathet Lao Communists adopted market reforms in the mid-1980s. Picture taken April 8, 2008.To match feature AGFLATION-LAOS/ REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)


A Cambodian farmer sprays insecticide on vegetables in a field near Mekong river bank in Kandal province, outskirts of Phnom Penh April 8, 2008. After decades of isolation, Communist-led Laos is enjoying an economic boom fuelled by surging demand for its most plentiful commodity -- land. One of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day, Laos has gradually opened its tiny economy to foreign investment since the Pathet Lao Communists adopted market reforms in the mid-1980s. Picture taken April 8, 2008.To match feature AGFLATION-LAOS/ REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A Cambodian farmer sprays insecticide on vegetables in a field near Mekong river bank in Kandal province, outskirts of Phnom Penh April 8, 2008. After decades of isolation, Communist-led Laos is enjoying an economic boom fuelled by surging demand for its most plentiful commodity -- land. One of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day, Laos has gradually opened its tiny economy to foreign investment since the Pathet Lao Communists adopted market reforms in the mid-1980s. Picture taken April 8, 2008.To match feature AGFLATION-LAOS/ REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A Cambodian farmer works on his land near Mekong river bank in Kandal province, outskirts of Phnom Penh April 8, 2008. After decades of isolation, Communist-led Laos is enjoying an economic boom fuelled by surging demand for its most plentiful commodity -- land. One of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day, Laos has gradually opened its tiny economy to foreign investment since the Pathet Lao Communists adopted market reforms in the mid-1980s. Picture taken April 8, 2008. To match feature AGFLATION-LAOS/ REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian farmers plant corn at their plantation field near Mekong river bank in Kandal province, outskirts of Phnom Penh April 8, 2008. After decades of isolation, Communist-led Laos is enjoying an economic boom fuelled by surging demand for its most plentiful commodity -- land. One of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day, Laos has gradually opened its tiny economy to foreign investment since the Pathet Lao Communists adopted market reforms in the mid-1980s. Picture taken April 8, 2008.To match feature AGFLATION-LAOS/ REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

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