Agricultural Investment

State of Land in the Mekong Region: Policy Brief 1

Pathways towards sustainable land systems (policy brief 1)

The Mekong Region's agrarian transition has faced challenges in achieving poverty reduction, gender equality, and environmental sustainability. The study points to the need for policies to address these issues to ensure a more inclusive and sustainable future.

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Creating agricultural landscapes with positive environmental outcomes (policy brief 4)

Over the past two decades, the Mekong Region has undergone rapid agrarian change, driven by government policies promoting agricultural commercialization to alleviate poverty and modernize rural economies. However, this transition has also led to negative consequences such as environmental degradation and rising inequality, raising concerns about the equitable and sustainable outcomes of these reforms.

Agricultural commercialisation: Balancing efficiency, equity, and justice (policy brief)

Agricultural commercialization in the Mekong since the 2000s aims to boost livelihoods and economies. Yet, conflicting views surround its impacts. The brief analyzes these perspectives—efficiency, equity, and justice—examining their role in shaping regional agricultural policies and laws.

Comparing investments in the Lao Tea Sector: Concessions, contracts, and outcomes for smallholder farmers

Contract farming in Laos tea production faces challenges due to trade concessions and limited processing capacity. Farmers benefit from suitable growing conditions and Chinese market demand, but challenges persist in ensuring clear rights and obligations among parties.

Agricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia: Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers? (Brief)

This brief is a summary of the original Case Study available here: https://www.mrlg.org/publications/agricultural-investment-at-the-crossroads-in-cambodia-towards-inclusion-of-smallholder-farmers/ <P>The agricultural investment landscape of Cambodia is changing rapidly. The large-scale development model driven by agro-industrial concessions is out of steam and other forms of investment linking farmers with companies and markets are emerging. In order to examine the implications of these transfo…

Agricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia: Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers?

The agricultural investment landscape of Cambodia is changing rapidly. The large-scale development model driven by agro-industrial concessions is out of steam and other forms of investment linking farmers with companies and markets are emerging. In order to examine the implications of these transformations for smallholder farmers, this case study reviews the experiences of four types of agricultural investments linking with smallholder farmers. The research findings focus on the reasons for the…

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