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Gender analysis of economic land concessions in Cambodia and in Northern Laos: Case of rubber plantations
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This paper gives a gender analysis on the rubber land concessions in Cambodia and in Northern Laos.
Many reports pointed out the deprivation of land by such economic concessions in Cambodia. In Northern Laos, there are different types of contracts arrangements made between the companies, district offices and the communities as well as individual farmers. With the drastic decrease in rubber price, the relationships between the companies and the farmers are also changing.
Key findings
- In Cambodia, there was no option for farmers to have contracts with the company that took over from the land concessions, as the indigenous land use system was not recognised.What it means
All villagers lost large chunks of their land, but women lost almost all of their land.
- In Laos, arrangement have been diverse often dependent on difficulty of the terrain and complex local governance system.
- Monocropping has negative impacts on communities, focusing on diverse plantation is important, but little research is being done on how to sustain communities in this manner.What it means
In the case of Laos, where contracts are not being enforced.
Proposed action
- Stop renting out economic concessions to private companies
These are often carried out at a detriment to local people.
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Gender analysis of economic land concessions in Cambodia and in Northern Laos: Case of rubber plantations
Cite this brief: Kusakabe, Kyoko. 'Gender analysis of economic land concessions in Cambodia and in Northern Laos: Case of rubber plantations'. Acume. https://www.acume.org/r/gender-analysis-of-economic-land-concessions-in-cambodia-and-in-northern-laos-case-of-rubber-plantations/
Brief created by: Professor Kyoko Kusakabe | Year brief made: 2022
Original research:
- Kusakabe, K., Gender analysis of economic land concessions in Cambodia and in Northern Laos: Case of rubber plantations [Paper presented at Land grabbing, conflict and agrarian‐environmental transformations: perspectives from East and Southeast Asia] https://www.iss.nl/sites/corporate/files/CMCP_43-Kusakabe.pdf. – https://www.iss.nl/sites/corporate/files/CMCP_43-Kusakabe.pdf
Research brief:
This paper gives a gender analysis on the rubber land concessions in Cambodia and in Northern Laos.
Many reports pointed out the deprivation of land by such economic concessions in Cambodia. In Northern Laos, there are different types of contracts arrangements made between the companies, district offices and the communities as well as individual farmers. With the drastic decrease in rubber price, the relationships between the companies and the farmers are also changing.
Findings:
In Cambodia, there was no option for farmers to have contracts with the company that took over from the land concessions, as the indigenous land use system was not recognised.
All villagers lost large chunks of their land, but women lost almost all of their land.
In Laos, arrangement have been diverse often dependent on difficulty of the terrain and complex local governance system.
Monocropping has negative impacts on communities, focusing on diverse plantation is important, but little research is being done on how to sustain communities in this manner.
In the case of Laos, where contracts are not being enforced.
Advice:
Stop renting out economic concessions to private companies
- These are often carried out at a detriment to local people.