Rice Bank $150
A rice bank, including training in its management, to help ensure a secure supply of staple grains year-round. When a family has a surplus of rice, they 'deposit' some in the rice bank, and when there is a shortage between harvests, they can 'withdraw' or take out a 'loan'.
Burma, Cambodia, India, Laos
Photo: A rice bank - an elevated bamboo hut - in Northern Shan State, Burma. The rice is stored in bags for convenience and to help keep rodents out. Each rice bank has a community manager who is trained in bookkeeping, to keep account of ‘deposits' and ‘withdrawals'.
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TEAR Australia Partners providing this item
- Society for Integrated Social Upliftment
- World Concern Burma
- Wholistic Development Organisation
- World Concern Laos