Growth is possible with the right support. With LOLC Cambodia, Mrs. San Chhoeun expanded her cassava farm, increased her cashew production and built multiple income streams

In Oddar Meanchey province's Trapaeng Thom village, Lumtong commune, Anlong Veaeng district, Mrs. San Chhoeun and her husband faced the challenge of limited financial resources to expand their agricultural operations. They were operating a noodle and soup business alongside wholesale and retail pork sales, while continuing to cultivate cassava and cashew crops. However, without access to adequate financing, their ability to expand their farming operations and diversify income sources was severely constrained. They needed capital to purchase additional land, invest in quality planting materials, fertilizers, and pesticides, as well as equipment to improve farming efficiency.

Mrs. San Chhoeun began her journey with LOLC Cambodia in 2017, choosing the institution as her trusted financial partner to support both her agricultural activities and small business investments. With her first loan of 12 million riel, she expanded her farming operations by purchasing an additional two hectares of land for cassava cultivation. Building on this progress, she accessed a second loan cycle in 2024 amounting to 28 million riel, which enabled her to invest in fertilisers and high-quality planting materials. This allowed her to expand her cassava cultivation across a total of eight hectares, significantly increasing her agricultural output. In 2025, Mrs. Chhoeun continued with a third loan cycle of 40 million riel to purchase fertilisers and pesticides for her cashew and cassava crops, while further expanding cultivation to increase her sources of income. By 2026, seeing the continued growth of her businesses, she utilised a fourth loan cycle of 80 million riel to expand her noodle and soup business, increase her wholesale and retail pork sales operations, and purchase a tractor to improve the efficiency of her farming activities.

Over the years, the family has diversified its income sources and gradually improved their living conditions and built a more stable future. Today, Mrs. San Chhoeun's businesses have grown significantly and generate stable income, enabling her family to maintain a better standard of living while continuing to invest in future business expansion. She has successfully expanded her cassava cultivation from initial operations to eight hectares, significantly increased her cashew production, and built multiple income streams through her noodle and soup business and wholesale and retail pork sales operations. The family has achieved improved living standards and continues to invest in future business expansion.