Farmer’s Children Grow Their Own Inheritance
Pen Yorn, 70, has 30 grapefruit trees around his house in Koh Trong, Kratie province.
- By Nhek Sreyleak
- December 7, 2023 8:50 AM
PHNOM PENH – A grapefruit farmer has come up with a new idea for an early inheritance for his four children. He is giving them a tree each.
Pen Yorn, 70, has 30 grapefruit trees around his house in Koh Trong, Kratie province.
“I have a small area of land and have no valuable things to pass to them besides these trees,” he said.
“In one year, we can earn about 6 million riel. I passed the oldest tree to my oldest child. That tree is 30 years old already.
“The older the grapefruit gets, the more delicious it tastes. In addition to its good taste, farmers can earn more revenue.”
Pen Yorn said as the tree grows older, the fruit size is not too big, the peel is not too thick and citrus is softer. With all of these advantages, grapefruit becomes more delicious.
He spoke also about grafting trees to increase the yield. See the video here.
Koh Trong grapefruit was awarded the prestigious geographical indication (GI) status in 2018 in an effort to protect the identity of the traditional product.
Originally written in Khmer for ThmeyThmey, this story was translated by Rin Ousa for Cambodianess.
