Project and assignment
CIRD 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.
Project management and technical support for seed multiplication, farmer training, mill coordination and learning resources.
Commissioning and technical partner
Funding partner
Manual on quality rice seed production — first edition 2014
A Khmer technical manual developed for quality rice seed production under the Rice Sector Support Project. Contact CIRD to request the full first edition.
Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD); GRET. (2014). Manual on quality rice seed production — first edition 2014. International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Manual on quality rice seed production — second edition 2020
A revised Khmer manual on quality rice seed production, published as the second edition in 2020 and used in CIRD’s rice training. Contact CIRD to request the full manual.
International Finance Corporation (IFC). (2020). Manual on quality rice seed production — second edition 2020. International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Establishment of PGS for quality rice seed and PGS implementation by AKAC
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.
Prak Sereyvath; Chan Sokha. (2021). Establishment of PGS for quality rice seed and PGS implementation by AKAC. CIRD / Eclosio.
Improving Rice Quality and Productivity through Seed Supply — Scaling Up Phase 2, Rice Sector Support Project: Final Report, May–December 2014
The final report for the May–December 2014 phase of CIRD’s work on rice quality, seed supply and relationships between farmers, rice mills and seed firms. Contact CIRD to request the full report.
Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD). (2014). Improving Rice Quality and Productivity through Seed Supply — Scaling Up Phase 2, Rice Sector Support Project: Final Report, May–December 2014. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).
Leaflet on improved rice production techniques
A Khmer field leaflet illustrating improved rice production practices, from preparation and planting through crop management and harvest. Suitable as a visual reference for farmer training.
Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD). Leaflet on improved rice production techniques. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).
Training tool on SRI
A Khmer poster illustrating steps in the System of Rice Intensification, including seed selection, nursery management, transplanting, spacing, field care and harvest.
Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD). Training tool on SRI. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).
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