During late 2013, a series of consultative workshop on rice supply chain with stakeholders were organized in the 5 target provinces. Discussions during the workshops clearly reflected a need to close a gap between producers and buyers of quality rice, through some arrangement based upon mutual trust between the two parties. In Kampong Thom, the need for the arrangement (i.e. contract farming) and the existence of favourable conditions (i.e. commercial millers, farmer groups, grain collectors) are more promising. During the second quarter of 2014, the project team from GDA and PDA of Kampong Thom conducted stakeholder consultative workshop on contract farming with participants from Rice Seed Producer Groups (RSPGs), farmers, Balang Agriculture Station, commercial millers and grain buyers. After the workshop KPT-PDA Office of Agro-industry organized follow up meeting with interested parties identified at the end of the

workshop and facilitated process of formulation of agreements with farmers in 6 villages for contract farming for rice seed and grain production (of the Phkar Rumduol variety), namely (i) three for rice seed production between one commercial rice miller (providing seed) and three RSPGs in Santuk district, and (ii) rice grain production between one grain buyer/miller and grain growers/ farmers from three villages in Baray district. In total, there are 37 ha of land that will be used for piloting contract farming for rice (seed and grain) production. Agreed price for seed is Riel 1,500/kg, while for grain a bonus (of Riel 50/kg) will be added on grain price of the variety surveyed at harvest time.