Family farming and rural enterprise
We work with family farmers and rural organisations to connect farm production, business management, useful services and market opportunities.
Vegetables, poultry, pigs, rice and tree crops can serve different food and income needs. CIRD works with households and field teams to understand production conditions, support practical skills and review progress.
Cooperatives and producer groups can organise inputs, records, technical support, collection and marketing. CIRD’s work connects these services with organisational and business planning.
From July 2021 to May 2022, CIRD worked with women’s savings groups, agricultural cooperatives and producer groups in Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey for a Food and Agriculture Organization livelihood-recovery project. The work addressed group management, services and participatory quality assurance. Earlier work in Stung Treng linked women’s participation with farming, savings groups and rice-cooperative management.
On 31 July 2024, 13 agricultural cooperatives and two producer groups signed rice-supply agreements with a contracted quantity of 5,000 tonnes. CIRD worked with the International Finance Corporation, BRICo rice mill and cooperative partners on the event.
Cooperatives and a rice mill agree on supplyFebruary 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.
July 2021 – May 2022
Past assignmentCIRD worked with women’s savings groups, agricultural cooperatives and producer groups in Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey during the COVID-19 livelihood-recovery response. The assignment combined group formation, management skills, member services and participatory quality assurance.
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.
July 2022 – December 2024
Past assignmentThe Cooperation for Women's Economic Development assignment supported agricultural cooperatives to strengthen management, production planning and relationships with buyers. Its scope included rice, seed, local chicken and safe vegetables.
2019–2025 assignment; training continued in 2026
Work in 2026CIRD worked with the International Finance Corporation, rice mills and producer organisations on Sustainable Rice Platform practices, quality seed, farm records, business skills and supply relationships. Sustainable Rice Platform is a rice-production standard and performance framework.
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