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Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development

Project and assignment

Family farming, producer organisations and food sovereignty

CIRD supported rice, vegetable and chicken producers and their organisations. The assignment combined technical farming support with cooperative formation, management, business planning and market links.

Period
April 2011 – December 2016
Assignment
Past assignment
Locations
Kampong Speu, Takeo, Kratie, Other partner-cooperative locations

CIRD’s contribution

National technical and cooperative-development partner.

Practical work

Activities and outputs

Partners and their roles

Belgian Development Cooperation

Funding partner

Eclosio, formerly ADG

Development and implementation partner

Federation of Farmer Associations Promoting Family Agriculture Enterprise in Cambodia

Producer-organisation partner

Related resources

Training manual Date not stated Khmer

Financial management and cooperative spirit

Manual on AC financial management & cooperative spirit

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

A Khmer manual covering agricultural cooperative financial management and cooperative principles. Listed among CIRD’s management training tools; contact the team for the full document.

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International Finance Corporation (IFC). Manual on AC financial management & cooperative spirit. International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Partner article 2017 English

Entrepreneurship skills for agricultural cooperatives

Enhancing entrepreneurship skills in Cambodian cooperatives

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

An ILO article on CIRD’s use of Community-Based Enterprise Development training with pepper cooperatives in Tbaung Khmum. It describes peer learning, business planning and the next steps proposed by the participating cooperatives.

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International Labour Organization (ILO). (2017). Enhancing entrepreneurship skills in Cambodian cooperatives. International Labour Organization (ILO).

Case study 2021 English

A participatory guarantee system for quality rice seed

Establishment of PGS for quality rice seed and PGS implementation by AKAC

Prak Sereyvath; Chan Sokha

CIRD / Eclosio

Documents the establishment of a participatory guarantee system for rice seed production and marketing by agricultural cooperatives. Explains the producer-led quality assurance approach supported through CIRD’s work on food security and sustainable rice markets.

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Prak Sereyvath; Chan Sokha. (2021). Establishment of PGS for quality rice seed and PGS implementation by AKAC. CIRD / Eclosio.

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