Project and assignment

Rice enterprises and livelihoods in the Stung Treng Ramsar landscape

CIRD worked with the Stung Treng Ramsar Site Agricultural Cooperative on rice production, quality checks, business management and buyer relationships. The assignment linked rural livelihoods with the conservation setting around the Ramsar wetland.

Period: April 2016 – March 2018
Assignment: Past assignment
Locations: Stung Treng

CIRD’s contribution

Project implementation and technical support for rice quality, cooperative management and market connections.

Practical work

Trained farmers on organic production, harvesting and post-harvest handling.
Supported product quality-control systems and origin-based branding.
Coached the cooperative board on business management and connect the cooperative with buyers.

Activities and outputs

Farmer training on rice production and handling, quality-control support and cooperative business coaching.
Ramsar rice branding and cooperative-promotion materials.

Partners and their roles

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Funding partner

Stung Treng Ramsar Site Agricultural Cooperative

Producer organisation

Related publications and resources

Presentation 2019 English

Organic black pepper production and markets in Mondulkiri

Production and Market of Organic Black Pepper: The case of MOPAC (Mondul Kiri Organic Pepper AC)

Prak Sereyvath

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

A case presentation on the Mondulkiri Organic Pepper Agricultural Cooperative, covering production, market connections, certification and practical constraints. Prepared for the National Forum on Integrated Pest Management and Food Safety, 28–29 October 2019.

Download PDF Pepper farms and markets Ramsar rice and cooperative servicesPDF · 1.8 MB

View citation

Prak Sereyvath. (2019). Production and Market of Organic Black Pepper: The case of MOPAC (Mondul Kiri Organic Pepper AC). Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

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