Project and assignment
Sustainable agriculture and water-resource management
CIRD provided horticulture expertise and provincial coordination for the agricultural-transition component of Water Resources Management and Agro-ecological Transition for Cambodia. The work connected farm practices, irrigation-area production, producer services, markets and agricultural policy.
- Period
- February 2020 – January 2024
- Assignment
- Past assignment
- Locations
- Battambang, Siem Reap, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, Kandal
CIRD’s contribution
Local technical-assistance partner providing horticulture expertise and provincial coordination within the consortium led by NIRAS.
Practical work
- Contributed to an irrigated climate-smart agriculture strategy, rice-policy work and the contract-farming manual.
- Assessed farming conditions with producers in irrigation schemes and water-channel areas to identify agroecological practices to test.
- Supported producer-organisation services, contract farming and market opportunities for quality rice, vegetables and fruit.
- Contributed to work on quality-seed certification and institutional tools for producer finance and paddy trading.
Activities and outputs
- Farm assessment and advice on agricultural diversification in irrigation schemes and water-channel areas.
- Institutional advice on climate-smart agriculture, contract farming, seed quality and producer services.
Partners and their roles
French Development Agency
Funding partner
European Union
Funding partner
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Public institution partner
General Directorate of Agriculture
Public commissioning institution
NIRAS
Lead technical-assistance partner
ATSA
Local technical-assistance partner
AETS
International technical-assistance partner
Connected programmes
Work with CIRD
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