Mekong Region Land Governance Project
MRLG and its alliance members work together to protect the tenure rights of smallholder farmers in the Mekong Region. Â
MRLG focuses on the following two Thematic Areas
Customary tenure is a set of rules and norms that regulate the way land and other resources are allocated, used, accessed, and transferred. It is often the main system used by traditional communities to manage their land and resources. Customary tenure is usually undocumented, and not protected by national laws.
Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) respect the tenure claims of smallholder farmers, whether or not their land rights are legally recognized; distribute benefits and risks of investment in a socially-just manner; avoid and/or minimize environmental impacts; and maximize the efficient use of resources.
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The Mekong Region Land Governance Project responds to national priorities in terms of reducing poverty, increasing economic development and supporting smallholder farmers and this has proven beneficial to all stakeholders.
The project remains focused on addressing land governance issues in the CLMV countries but with a shift towards supporting the strategic engagement of reform actors in the policy making processes at national, sub-national and regional levels.
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Our project aims to improve land tenure security of smallholder farmers in the Mekong Region through contributing to the design and implementation of appropriate land policies and practices.
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Job opportunity,”Communication Consultant” 
MRLG seeks an expert communication consultant — home-based or Lao PDR The Mekong Region Land Governance Project (MRLG) is a project of the Government of Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), with co-financing from the Government of Germany and the Government of Luxembourg. MRLG is jointly implemented by Land Equity International (LEI)...
Supporting reforms towards more inclusive agricultural investments in the Mekong Region
During 17 – 20 May 2022, MRLG and the Alliances on Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos organised the 2nd round of reflection workshops both in-person and online. The workshops were to assess progress, challenges and set plans to achieve the goals of the alliances during the remainder of MRLG phase 2, which...
