This evaluation assesses the employment impact of the IFC Rice Sector Support Project (RSSP) in Cambodia.
The overall objective of the RSSP was to improve the competitiveness of the Cambodia rice export sector. The RSSP was implemented through a holistic approach, targeting interventions at key points along the value chain covering farming, milling and exporting practices
Intervention description
The evaluation was commissioned to investigate the employment impact of the RSSP on two segments of the value chain:
- Suppliers: farmers that supply fragrant and white rice via the chain of collectors, millers and processors to export markets.
- Employees: waged workers in IFC miller and processor clients.
The evaluation considered the number of jobs created, changes in the quality of employment, as well as inclusiveness and gender.
Evidence methodology
The evaluation was carried out at two levels:
- Taking the unit of analysis at the farmer level, collecting data directly from the supplier segment of the value chain.
- Focusing on millers and re-processors. Villages were randomly selected from a list provided by the Cambodian Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD).
Contribution analysis was used to draw conclusions about the impact of the RSSP on employment - for both employees and farmers. The primary data was complemented by a range of secondary sources such as evaluations and reports.