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ចូលប្រើឃ្លាំងធនធាន និងការស្រាវជ្រាវរបស់ MRLG សម្រាប់ការសម្រេចចិត្តដែលមានព័ត៌មាន និងស្វែងរកចំណេះដឹងជាច្រើន ដើម្បីជំរុញការផ្លាស់ប្តូរជាវិជ្ជមាន និងផលប៉ះពាល់យ៉ាងសំខាន់។

Making contract farming more inclusive for smallholder farmers in Cambodia (Khmer)

Based on the experiences of four companies that have used contract farming to work with farmers in Cambodia, this policy brief offers suggestions for making contract farming more inclusive for smallholder farmers in view of the current drafting of a contract farming law by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The lessons from these cases about what worked and what did not work for the farmers involved have important policy implications, in terms of ensuring fair contractual arran…

March 30, 2022 · Sothath Ngo, Chanrith Ngin · CPS, MRLG · Cambodia · Khmer · Creative Commons 4.0

Agricultural Land Accumulation and Concentration in Viet Nam: Policy objectives and implications for smallholder farmers

This discussion note examines the objectives of Viet Nam’s policies on Agricultural Land Accumulation and Concentration (ALAC), to enable and promote larger-scale commercial production in an agricultural landscape where smallholder farmers remain the majority. Viet Nam’s fragmented land base has long been viewed as an obstacle to foreign and domestic investment in agribusiness, as well as for enterprising farmers to access more land where it may currently be under less efficient use. But focusin…

April 18, 2022 · Dr. Robert Cole, Dr. Dzung The Nguyen and Dr. Micah L. Ingalls · MRLG · Vietnam · Burmese · Creative Commons 4.0

Making contract farming more inclusive for smallholder farmers in Cambodia

Based on the experiences of four companies that have used contract farming to work with farmers in Cambodia, this policy brief offers suggestions for making contract farming more inclusive for smallholder farmers in view of the current drafting of a contract farming law by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The lessons from these cases about what worked and what did not work for the farmers involved have important policy implications, in terms of ensuring fair contractual arran…

March 28, 2022 · Sothath Ngo, Chanrith Ngin · CPS, MRLG · Cambodia · English · Creative commons 4.0

Safeguards in Cases of Land Loss or Expropriation (Lao version)

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

February 11, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · Laos · Creative Commons 4.0

Awareness-Raising About Gender and Social Inclusion in Respect of Land (Lao version)

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

February 11, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · Laos · Creative Commons 4.0

Tenure Rights to Land For Collective Purposes (Lao version)

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

February 11, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · Laos · Creative Commons 4.0

Customary Tenure Rights in Lao PDR (Lao version)

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

March 11, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · Laos · Creative Commons 4.0

Tenure Rights in State Forestland of Lao PDR (Lao version)

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

February 11, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · Laos · Creative Commons 4.0

Safeguards in Cases of Land Loss or Expropriation

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

December 24, 2021 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · Laos · Creative Commons 4.0

Awareness-Raising About Gender and Social Inclusion in Respect of Land

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

February 15, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · English · Creative commons 4.0

Tenure Rights to Land For Collective Purposes

Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation. The Land and…

February 15, 2022 · Julian Derbidge · LIWG · Laos · English · Creative commons 4.0

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