Production shaped by local conditions
CIRD works across vegetables, rice, livestock and tree crops, connecting practical production skills with farmer learning, organisation and market needs.
CIRD’s sustainable-farming work in Siem Reap connected vegetables, livestock, water management, nutrition and farmer learning with producer organisations and markets. Household-production follow-up in Preah Vihear has included vegetables, chickens and pigs.
Work includes seed-quality learning, field inspection, farmer records and climate-resilient production. A May 2025 quality-seed workshop brought CIRD together with seed authorities, producer organisations and rice-sector partners.
Learning the practical requirements for quality rice seedA July 2025 rice field visit in Battambang covered mechanised direct seeding, laser land levelling, input placement and crop diversification. Local crop-planning discussions also considered dry-season water constraints.
Examining different ways to manage a rice fieldBetween 2020 and 2024, CIRD provided horticulture expertise and provincial coordination for a water-resource and agricultural-transition programme. Farm assessments identified agroecological practices to test, while technical assistance connected production with producer services, seed quality, contract farming and markets.
Pepper-sector work links production practices, farmer organisations, quality and markets. Related research and practical resources help partners understand the enterprise context.
February 2010 – June 2024
Past assignmentCIRD and GRET worked with family farms on rice, vegetables, livestock, water management and local markets. The work connected practical farming skills with farmer trainers, cooperatives, savings groups and consumer awareness.
May 2011 – December 2014
Past assignmentCIRD worked with rice mills, seed firms and farmers to multiply fragrant rice seed, improve seed management and explain production techniques through training, radio and practical learning materials.
February 2020 – January 2024
Past assignmentCIRD provided horticulture expertise and provincial coordination for the agricultural-transition component of Water Resources Management and Agro-ecological Transition for Cambodia. The work connected farm practices, irrigation-area production, producer services, markets and agricultural policy.
July 2015 – December 2025 across successive phases
Past assignmentCIRD's pepper work grew from support in Memot to a wider sector assignment. It connected production advice, cooperative and savings-group services, product quality, buyer relationships and public policy.
August 2024 – February 2026 assignment; follow-up in June 2026
Work in 2026CIRD contributes technical and field support to Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods in Rice-Based Communities in the Tonle Sap Region. The work connects climate-risk planning, farming options, cooperative business management and rice markets.
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