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Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development

Project and assignment

Upgrading services and markets for small-scale farmers

The next phase of the family-farming partnership supported producer organisations to improve rice and vegetable production, quality systems, business management and services to members.

Period
January 2017 – December 2021
Assignment
Past assignment
Locations
Battambang, Oddar Meanchey, Takeo, Kampong Speu, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Kampong Thom

CIRD’s contribution

Technical partner for farming skills, organisational management, practical research and market connections.

Practical work

Activities and outputs

Partners and their roles

Belgian Development Cooperation

Funding partner

Eclosio, formerly ADG

Development and implementation partner

Federation of Farmer Associations Promoting Family Agriculture Enterprise in Cambodia

Producer-organisation partner

Irrigation Service Center

Technical partner

Related resources

Training manual Date not stated Khmer

Financial management and cooperative spirit

Manual on AC financial management & cooperative spirit

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

A Khmer manual covering agricultural cooperative financial management and cooperative principles. Listed among CIRD’s management training tools; contact the team for the full document.

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International Finance Corporation (IFC). Manual on AC financial management & cooperative spirit. International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Partner article 2017 English

Entrepreneurship skills for agricultural cooperatives

Enhancing entrepreneurship skills in Cambodian cooperatives

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

An ILO article on CIRD’s use of Community-Based Enterprise Development training with pepper cooperatives in Tbaung Khmum. It describes peer learning, business planning and the next steps proposed by the participating cooperatives.

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International Labour Organization (ILO). (2017). Enhancing entrepreneurship skills in Cambodian cooperatives. International Labour Organization (ILO).

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.

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

Connected programmes

Work with CIRD

Discuss a research question, training need or rural development partnership.

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