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Publications and resources

Explore publications, reports and presentations by Prak Sereyvath and collaborators, alongside practical resources from CIRD and partner organisations. Topics include agricultural markets, product quality, producer organisations, consumer protection and rural livelihoods. The collection will grow as more work and field resources are added.

19 publications and resources

Research report 2026 English

Dried fish value chains in Cambodia

Dried Fish Value Chains in Cambodia

Gayathri Lokuge; Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath; Derek Johnson; Ben Belton; Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan

CIRD / Asian Institute of Technology / University of Manitoba

A 140-page scoping report on processed fish, livelihoods, trade, consumption and gender in Cambodia. Synthesises existing evidence and identifies gaps for further research across capture, processing and trading.

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Gayathri Lokuge; Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath; Derek Johnson; Ben Belton; Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan. (2026). Dried Fish Value Chains in Cambodia. CIRD / Asian Institute of Technology / University of Manitoba.

Journal article 2025 English

Monitoring gender change in aquaculture projects

Gender Monitoring Schema for Aquaculture Projects: Capturing the Process of Change

Kyoko Kusakabe; Victoria Syddall; N. Veena; Nikita Gopal; Chollada Wongpanich; Kafayat Fakoya; Alice Joan Ferrer; Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit; Malasri Khumsri; Sereyvath Prak; Meryl J. Williams

Aquaculture / Elsevier

Sets out a framework for monitoring the process of gender-related change in aquaculture projects, with attention to how changes emerge through project activities and relationships.

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Kyoko Kusakabe; Victoria Syddall; N. Veena; Nikita Gopal; Chollada Wongpanich; Kafayat Fakoya; Alice Joan Ferrer; Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit; Malasri Khumsri; Sereyvath Prak; Meryl J. Williams. (2025). Gender Monitoring Schema for Aquaculture Projects: Capturing the Process of Change. Aquaculture / Elsevier.

Presentation 2023 English

Developing a Cambodian consumer association

Update on the work of the first national consumer association and how to set up consumer associations including formal requirements

Prak Sereyvath

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

An update presented at the National Consumer Conference on 4 April 2023, covering consumer association development and the formal steps discussed for establishing an association. Provides a dated view of the work and proposed next steps.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2023). Update on the work of the first national consumer association and how to set up consumer associations including formal requirements. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

Case study 2021 English

A participatory guarantee system for quality rice seed

Establishment of PGS for quality rice seed and PGS implementation by AKAC

Prak Sereyvath; Chan Sokha

CIRD / Eclosio

Documents the establishment of a participatory guarantee system for rice seed production and marketing by agricultural cooperatives. Explains the producer-led quality assurance approach supported through CIRD’s work on food security and sustainable rice markets.

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Prak Sereyvath; Chan Sokha. (2021). Establishment of PGS for quality rice seed and PGS implementation by AKAC. CIRD / Eclosio.

Presentation 2021 English

Consumer networking for food safety

Consumer Networking Around Food Safety Issues and Further Steps Toward Establishment of a Cambodian Consumer Association

Prak Sereyvath

CIRD / National Consumer Protection Conference

A National Consumer Protection Conference presentation on food safety awareness, consumer networking and proposed steps towards establishing a Cambodian consumer association. The institutional plans described are those presented in 2021.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2021). Consumer Networking Around Food Safety Issues and Further Steps Toward Establishment of a Cambodian Consumer Association. CIRD / National Consumer Protection Conference.

Presentation 2020 English

Consumer empowerment in Cambodia

ASEAN Consumer Empowerment Index in Cambodia

Prak Sereyvath

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

Presents Cambodia findings from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Consumer Empowerment Index. Prepared for the stakeholder dialogue “Towards Collective Consumer Action in Cambodia” on 27 November 2020.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2020). ASEAN Consumer Empowerment Index in Cambodia. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

Book chapter 2020 English

Household adaptation to declining fish resources

Adapting to Diminishing Fish Resources in Cambodia: Fisheries on the Shoulders of Women and Migrating Adult Children in Fishing Communities

Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath

Routledge

A book chapter on household responses to declining fish resources, examining women’s work, migration and changing livelihood responsibilities in Cambodian fishing communities.

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Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath. (2020). Adapting to Diminishing Fish Resources in Cambodia: Fisheries on the Shoulders of Women and Migrating Adult Children in Fishing Communities. Routledge.

Book chapter 2020 English

Women’s leadership in community fisheries

Gender and Power Struggle in Community Fisheries in Cambodia: Creating Space for Women’s Leadership

Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath; Lam Doeurn; Yem Sivon

Routledge

Examines gender, collective action and leadership in Cambodian community fisheries, and the political and institutional conditions shaping women’s participation in community resource management.

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Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath; Lam Doeurn; Yem Sivon. (2020). Gender and Power Struggle in Community Fisheries in Cambodia: Creating Space for Women’s Leadership. Routledge.

Presentation 2019 English

Cambodia’s pepper sector in 2019

Cambodia Pepper Sector Country Report 2019

Prak Sereyvath

CIRD / Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation

A country presentation for the International Pepper Conference in Vung Tau, Vietnam, 12–14 November 2019. Covers production, trade, producer organisations and challenges facing the Cambodian pepper sector at that time.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2019). Cambodia Pepper Sector Country Report 2019. CIRD / Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation.

Field assessment 2019 English

Cashew production, processing and trade in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear

Cashew production, processing and commercialisation in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces: Field Assessment Report

Prak Sereyvath; Rat Rotana

CIRD / Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA)

A September 2019 field assessment of the cashew value chain in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear, commissioned through the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture. Contact CIRD for the complete report.

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Prak Sereyvath; Rat Rotana. (2019). Cashew production, processing and commercialisation in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces: Field Assessment Report. CIRD / Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA).

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.

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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).

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.

Presentation 2017 Khmer

Supporting vegetable producers and market operators

ការគាំទ្រដល់ផលិតករ និងប្រតិបត្តិករទីផ្សារ ក្នុងការជំរុញទីផ្សារផលិតផលបន្លែក្នុងស្រុក

Prak Sereyvath

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

A Khmer presentation on support to local vegetable producers and market operators, prepared for the fifth national forum on implementing Cambodia’s agriculture and trade development policy in Siem Reap on 1 December 2017.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2017). ការគាំទ្រដល់ផលិតករ និងប្រតិបត្តិករទីផ្សារ ក្នុងការជំរុញទីផ្សារផលិតផលបន្លែក្នុងស្រុក. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

Presentation 2016 English

Cambodia’s food industry, markets and export procedures

Cambodian Food Industry: Status, Market Trend, Distribution Channel, Exportation Procedures

Prak Sereyvath

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

A presentation prepared for the Ministry of Commerce’s Product Development Workshop on 26 May 2016, covering food industry conditions, distribution channels, market trends and export procedures. Historic information should be read in its 2016 context.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2016). Cambodian Food Industry: Status, Market Trend, Distribution Channel, Exportation Procedures. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

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.

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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).

Market study 2016 English

Vegetable and mushroom markets in Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom

Study on vegetables and mushroom markets in Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces

Prak Sereyvath; Rat Rotana

Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD)

A June 2016 CIRD study of vegetable and mushroom markets in Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom. Contact CIRD to request the complete report.

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Prak Sereyvath; Rat Rotana. (2016). Study on vegetables and mushroom markets in Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces. Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).

Journal article 2014 English

Women’s cross-border fish businesses in Cambodia

Women Fish Border Traders in Cambodia: What Shapes Women’s Business Trajectories?

Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath

Asian Fisheries Society

Examines how gender, trade relationships and household responsibilities shape women’s small-scale cross-border fish businesses. Published in Asian Fisheries Science 27 S, pages 43–57.

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Kyoko Kusakabe; Prak Sereyvath. (2014). Women Fish Border Traders in Cambodia: What Shapes Women’s Business Trajectories?. Asian Fisheries Society.

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.

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Prak Sereyvath. (2010). Kampong Speu Palm Sugar, Cambodia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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.

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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.

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