Project and assignment

Geographical indications for Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar

CIRD 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.

Period: July 2009 – June 2011
Assignment: Past assignment
Locations: Kampot, Kampong Speu, Phnom Penh

CIRD’s contribution

Technical implementation partner for producer training, association development, quality control and market promotion.

Practical work

Helped producers organise the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association and Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Promotion Association.
Trained producers to work to the agreed product specifications.
Supported internal quality checks, association management and product promotion.

Activities and outputs

Producer and association training, practical tools and support for quality-control systems.
Organisational support for the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association, Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Promotion Association and producer cooperatives.

Partners and their roles

Ministry of Commerce

Public institution partner

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Public institution partner

French Development Agency

Funding partner

European Union

Funding partner

GRET, a development organisation

Development and implementation partner

Related publications and resources

Journal article 2009 French

Geographical indications and rural producers in Cambodia

Indications géographiques au Cambodge. Protéger les marques de territoire au profit des producteurs ruraux

Martine François; Prak Seyrevath; Jean-Marie Brun

Autrepart / IRD

Examines how geographical indications for Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar can support rural producer organisations and protect products associated with their place of origin.

Read at the source Product origin and producer associations

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Martine François; Prak Seyrevath; Jean-Marie Brun. (2009). Indications géographiques au Cambodge. Protéger les marques de territoire au profit des producteurs ruraux. Autrepart / IRD.

Book chapter 2010 English

Kampong Speu palm sugar: a geographical indication case study

Kampong Speu Palm Sugar, Cambodia

Prak Sereyvath

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

A case study of the institutions, production practices and market conditions behind palm sugar linked to Kampong Speu. Published in FAO’s collection of six Asian case studies on quality products and geographical origin.

Read at the source Product origin and producer associations

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Prak Sereyvath. (2010). Kampong Speu Palm Sugar, Cambodia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Presentation 2017 English

Helping smallholder producers reach better markets

CIRD’s Intervention for a Better Access to Market by Smallholder Producer

Prak Sereyvath

CIRD / ALiSEA

Explains CIRD’s work on producer organisations, quality standards, certification, branding and market connections across rice, pepper, palm sugar, vegetables and other rural products. Prepared for the third Mekong Extension Learning Alliance meeting.

Read at the source Product origin and producer associations Farming, nutrition and local markets Pepper farms and markets

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Prak Sereyvath. (2017). CIRD’s Intervention for a Better Access to Market by Smallholder Producer. CIRD / ALiSEA.

Case study 2016 English

Kampot pepper geographical indication: implementation case study

Utilization of Geographical Identification in Asia: Case study of Kampot Pepper

Prak Sereyvath

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

A December 2016 CIRD case study of Kampot pepper’s geographical indication and the institutions involved in implementation. Contact CIRD for the complete case study.

Request this resource Product origin and producer associations

View citation

Prak Sereyvath. (2016). Utilization of Geographical Identification in Asia: Case study of Kampot Pepper. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

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