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Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development

Research, governance and rural livelihoods

Fisheries and aquatic livelihoods

CIRD’s fisheries-related work examines livelihoods, markets, gender, community organisation and the connections between aquatic resources and rural food systems.

Fish drying beside floating homes on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap
Fish processing on Tonle Sap, associated with CIRD’s dried-fish value-chain research.

Women’s participation and climate adaptation

CIRD contributes Cambodian field monitoring to GeNA, a regional collaboration linking women’s experiences and decisions with nature-based climate adaptation in aquaculture.

Fieldwork with pond farmers

Field consultations with pond-farming households and a local processing enterprise in Kampong Thom connect production practices with household livelihoods and fish-value-chain needs. This March 2026 visit belongs to a Tonle Sap development assignment.

A woman works with fishing equipment beside a farm pond during field consultations in Kampong Thom
Field consultation with pond-farming households and a local fish-processing enterprise in Kampong Thom, 10 March 2026, during a Tonle Sap development assignment.

Markets and women’s livelihoods

Prak Sereyvath’s coauthored work examines women’s trading enterprises, market relationships, migration and household livelihoods. Related journal articles and book chapters are available through the publication collection.

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Community organisation and leadership

Research on community fisheries considers collective action, governance and women’s leadership. The published work provides a foundation for discussion with researchers and practitioners.

Dried-fish value chains in Cambodia

The 2026 coauthored report examines processed-fish value chains and identifies research gaps concerning livelihoods, markets, food systems and gender. It is published with CIRD, the Asian Institute of Technology and the University of Manitoba.

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