Evidence for practical decisions
CIRD uses applied research, assessments, interviews, monitoring and documentation to understand rural conditions and inform work with farmers, organisations and partners.
GeNA is a regional research collaboration examining women’s participation in aquaculture and nature-based climate adaptation. CIRD’s Cambodian monitoring follows households combining rice and fish production.
Studies cover vegetable markets, pepper enterprises, geographical indications and other rural value chains. They examine actors, market relationships, production conditions and the choices facing producers.
Explore related market access resources Explore related product quality and origin resources
In 2018–2019, CIRD’s national pepper study combined stakeholder interviews, field research and consultation with analysis of production, processing, transport and export costs. It also assessed environmental risks and supplied evidence for pepper-policy development. Rice-commercialisation work studied contract farming and tested producer-organisation roles in paddy marketing.
CIRD’s business-section team assessed 20 farmer organisations in Preah Vihear in March 2026. Rice-livelihoods fieldwork in Kampong Thom also examined processors’ credit needs and risks through discussions with enterprises and financial institutions in March 2025.
Field records, surveys and digital recordkeeping help teams review production and management. Training on digital farm recording in August 2024 is one example of connecting practical tools with field support.
Practical training in digital farm records
The publication collection brings together authored research, reports, presentations and practical resources, with source information and related project links.
Explore the collectionMay 2018 – June 2019
Past assignmentCIRD studied Cambodia’s pepper sector, production and export costs, institutions and environmental risks for the International Finance Corporation. The findings informed national pepper-policy development and discussion of a pepper and spices federation.
February 2020 – January 2024
Past assignmentCIRD 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.
September 2013 – March 2017
Past assignmentCIRD helped producer organisations and farmer water-user communities develop their roles in paddy marketing. The assignment brought contract-farming studies, pilot activities, advisory skills and stakeholder dialogue together with the needs of rice mills and exporters.
1 February 2026 – 31 July 2027 assignment
Assignment scheduled through July 2027CIRD's business section provides technical assistance to farmer organisations under Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in the Northern Tonle Sap Basin. The assignment connects organisational assessment, business planning, climate-resilient farming and market readiness.
August 2024 – February 2026 assignment; follow-up in June 2026
Work in 2026CIRD contributes technical and field support to Promoting Climate Resilient Livelihoods in Rice-Based Communities in the Tonle Sap Region. The work connects climate-risk planning, farming options, cooperative business management and rice markets.
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