Project and assignment
National pepper-policy research and environmental-risk assessment
CIRD 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.
- Period
- May 2018 – June 2019
- Assignment
- Past assignment
- Locations
- Cambodia-wide research
CIRD’s contribution
Research and assessment team, with CIRD responsible for project management, field and desk research, consultation and analysis.
Practical work
- Mapped pepper-sector stakeholders and reviewed relevant policies, programmes and legislation.
- Conducted field research, interviews, desk reviews and consultation workshops.
- Analysed costs from farm production through drying, packing, transport, export documentation and product checks.
- Assessed environmental risks in pepper production and trade and identified opportunities for sustainable, traceable supply chains.
Activities and outputs
- Pepper-sector analysis, value-chain cost assessment and environmental-risk assessment.
- Research inputs for national pepper-policy development and sector-organisation discussion.
Partners and their roles
International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Commissioning and technical partner
Connected programmes
Work with CIRD
Discuss a research question, training need or rural development partnership.