SEY Jakkrya
Research Assistant
SEY Jakkrya is a senior student majoring in International Relations at College of Social Science, the University of Cambodia. She was previously a project assistant intern at a local non-governmental organization working on promoting human rights and environmental justice. Through her diverse experience in volunteering, debate competition and internship, she has had herself familiar with project planning and implementation, youth and community organizing as well as communication with diverse environments. Additionally, in pursuing a new exploratory endeavor toward her future career, she is passionate in gaining knowledge and skills in research on public policy on various fields- community and rural development, modernization of agriculture and public resources management.
Climate change-driven extreme weather events such as droughts and heatwaves which pose a serious threat to rural livelihoods, food security, and poverty reduction in Cambodia. As one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in Southeast Asia, Cambodia’s rural population, heavily dependent on agriculture, faces increasing risks of crop failure, inco...
This project, jointly developed by CDRI and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), provides a comprehensive policy and programme framework to support the reintegration of approximately 910,000 Cambodian migrant workers who returned from Thailand in 2025. The initiative outlines a coordinated response that combines emerg...
Effective public service delivery is a cornerstone of socio-economic development, ensuring services reach citizens efficiently and equitably. Over the past decade, Cambodia has made notable progress in improving its Public Financial Management system. The Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) has played a crucial role in enhancing budg...
Effective public service delivery is a cornerstone of socio-economic development, ensuring services reach citizens efficiently and equitably. Over the past decade, Cambodia has made notable progress in improving its Public Financial Management system. The Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) has played a crucial role in enhancing budg...
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of Phnom Penh’s urban economy, yet they are increasingly pressured by economic slowdown, and digital disruption. High business turnover reflects survival-driven entrepreneurship, with most firms remaining informal, micro-scale, and concentrated in low-productivity sectors. Given the...
The AGROW project in Cambodia, led by Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB) with partners AVSF Cambodia and ADA, focuses on training women farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production to enhance financial and nutritional outcomes. Running from 2022 to December 15, 2024, the program targets climate-smart practices in cricket, chicken, c...
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) is a project funded by USAID to enhance the ability of local policy research organizations to conduct high-quality food security policy research and influence food security policy more effectively while becoming increasingly self-reliant. Since 20...
The Cambodia Nutrition Project (CNP) is a seven-year, US$62.5 million project to anchor the RGC’s enhanced and coordinated response to accelerate the human capital formation focusing on maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) in the early years. The CNP addresses Cambodia’s persistent high levels of stunting and aims to close equity gap...
Chilies are one of the most important and widely consumed spices in Cambodia, as well as a source of income for many smallholder farmers. However, chilies production faces several challenges, such as low productivity, high input costs, pest and disease outbreaks, lack of quality seeds and planting materials, poor post-harvest handling and marketing...
Cassava is a key agricultural commodity in Cambodia, where it ranks second only to rice in terms of production and consumption. The cassava sector in Cambodia offers significant opportunities for improving food security, rural livelihoods, and bioenergy development. However, the sector faces several post-harvest challenges that affect its quality a...