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.

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.

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.
Explore related fish value chains resourcesCommunity 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.
Explore fisheries publicationsWork with CIRD
Discuss a research question, training need or rural development partnership.