Phase III of the Mekong Region Land Governance project closed in December 2025. This page will remain active for a limited time, but all publication materials and toolkits have been transferred to a permanent home on the Land Portal site here.

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The Contract Farming Promotion and Development Act (2017) of Thailand: Origins and impacts to date (Thai)

Thailand has been a pioneer of contract farming (CF) in the Mekong region for domestic and export-oriented commodities and food products. As such, the country’s experiences in develop¬ing a legal framework to address common issues in CF schemes can benefit policy processes underway in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, where CF has also been rapidly expanding. Through interviews with government officials, researchers, and private sector actors, this thematic study explores key debates and challenges su…

February 28, 2022 · Danny Marks · MRLG · Thailand · Other · Creative Commons 4.0

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

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