A portfolio of practical rural development work
Explore CIRD’s work across agriculture, producer organisations, markets, quality, research and training. Each record identifies the period, locations, partners and CIRD’s contribution.
24 projects and assignments
July 2009 – June 2011
Past assignmentCIRD helped producers and public institutions build the organisations, product specifications and quality checks behind Cambodia's first protected geographical indications. A geographical indication links a product name and its qualities to a particular place.
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.
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.
April 2016 – March 2018
Past assignmentCIRD worked with the Stung Treng Ramsar Site Agricultural Cooperative on rice production, quality checks, business management and buyer relationships. The assignment linked rural livelihoods with the conservation setting around the Ramsar wetland.
April 2011 – December 2016
Past assignmentCIRD supported rice, vegetable and chicken producers and their organisations. The assignment combined technical farming support with cooperative formation, management, business planning and market links.
January 2017 – December 2021
Past assignmentThe next phase of the family-farming partnership supported producer organisations to improve rice and vegetable production, quality systems, business management and services to members.
January 2019 – March 2023
Past assignmentUnder Accelerating Inclusive Markets for Smallholders, CIRD's market-oriented social-mobilisation team helped farmers understand demand, form producer organisations and build business and recordkeeping skills in four western provinces.
January 2020 – December 2023
Past assignmentCIRD and People in Need worked on the livestock component of Rural Employment for COVID-19 Economic Recovery. CIRD's role connected poultry skills, producer groups, demonstration farms, farm businesses and buyers.
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.
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.
Fieldwork: December 2024 – June 2026
Work in 2026Territories Committed to Agroecological Transition, Resilience and Sustainable Food connects farming, agricultural cooperatives, savings groups and local public planning. CIRD works with GRET and local partners on practical organisational support and review.
1 February 2026 – 31 July 2027 assignment
Assignment scheduled through July 2027CIRD's business section provides technical assistance to farmer organisations under Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in the Northern Tonle Sap Basin. The assignment connects organisational assessment, business planning, climate-resilient farming and market readiness.
August 2024 – March 2026
Past assignmentUnder the Cambodia Agricultural Sector Diversification Project, CIRD supported agricultural cooperatives to identify viable business activities, prepare business and diversification plans, and work with buyers and financial institutions.
Fieldwork: September 2025 – July 2026
Work in 2026CIRD worked with households on vegetables, chickens and pigs, followed up on production and organised practical agroforestry learning. These activities address the day-to-day production choices of participating farming households.
Surveys: 2018–2020; public dialogue: 2024–2026
Work in 2026CIRD's consumer work brings research and public discussion together. Institutional surveys examined consumer awareness and empowerment, while public workshops connected consumer protection with government and development partners.
December 2019 – December 2020
Past assignmentThe Social Protection for the Provision of Ecosystem Services pilot connected household vegetables and chickens with tree planting and local extension support. CIRD implemented practical training and follow-up with vulnerable households in Svay Leu district.
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 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.
December 2011 – November 2013
Past assignmentCIRD managed an assignment in 15 communities around the Stung Treng Ramsar wetland that connected rice, vegetables and small-animal production with women’s participation, savings groups and cooperative enterprise. Practical training addressed both farming and organisational management.
May 2018 – June 2019
Past assignmentCIRD studied Cambodia’s pepper sector, production and export costs, institutions and environmental risks for the International Finance Corporation. The findings informed national pepper-policy development and discussion of a pepper and spices federation.
September 2013 – March 2017
Past assignmentCIRD helped producer organisations and farmer water-user communities develop their roles in paddy marketing. The assignment brought contract-farming studies, pilot activities, advisory skills and stakeholder dialogue together with the needs of rice mills and exporters.
January 2020 – April 2023
Past assignmentCIRD coordinated Cambodian work within a regional programme on geographical indications in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. Support covered Kampot pepper, Kampong Speu palm sugar, Kampot and Kep salt and salt flower, and Mondulkiri wild honey. A geographical indication connects a product’s reputation and qualities with its place of origin.
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