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.
This case study examines sugarcane investment in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR, highlighting challenges and positive outcomes for local farmers, companies, and the government. It suggests policy reforms to protect farmers' rights and improve industry performance.
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.
This study examines the approaches followed by Oxfam in Laos and Cambodia to engage Chinese and Vietnamese rubber companies in reforming their operational practices towards greater environmental sustainability and social accountability.
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.
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…
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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