Project and assignment

Producer associations for pepper, palm sugar, salt and wild honey

CIRD 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.

Period: January 2020 – April 2023
Assignment: Past assignment
Locations: Kampot, Kep, Kampong Speu, Mondulkiri

CIRD’s contribution

Cambodian national coordination and technical support for producer associations, product specifications, control systems, registration assistance and market promotion.

Practical work

Supported Kampot pepper control arrangements and revision of its product specifications.
Helped the Kampong Speu palm-sugar association promote products, mobilise members and strengthen production skills.
Helped establish and train the Kampot and Kep salt association, prepare product specifications and control plans, register members and seek Ministry of Commerce registration.
Supported Mondulkiri wild-honey specifications, internal controls, association governance and promotion with member buyers.

Activities and outputs

Association-development, product-specification and control-system support for four Cambodian origin-based products.
Member training, registration assistance and market-promotion support.

Partners and their roles

French Development Agency

Funding partner

GRET, a development organisation

Development and implementation partner

Kampot Pepper Promotion Association

Producer association

Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Promotion Association

Producer association

Kampot and Kep salt and salt-flower association

Producer association

Mondulkiri Wild Bee Conservation Association

Producer association

Related 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).

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

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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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