The mountain Karen still make a living through such traditional methods as swidden farming, fishing, hunting and gathering, working hard to eke out an existence each and every day. However, as their numbers have increased, the limited availability of agricultural land and the impact of modernization and natural disasters have meant that they now lack adequate resources to meet their daily subsistence needs, and have been reduced to penury and perpetual shortage.
山區的克倫部落仍然是以焚耕、漁獵與採集的傳統方式，辛勤地為每天的生存而努力著，但是在人口增加、耕地限制、現代化與自然災害等衝擊下，部落多已無法維持自給自足的生活型態，便逐漸陷入貧困與匱乏的窘境。