CDRI PUBLICATIONS

Working Paper 24: Land, Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in Cambodia: A
Perspective From Field Reconnaissance
Kim Sedara, Chan Sophal and Sarthi Acharya (October 2002)
This study revealed a difficult situation for many rural communities in that rural population
growth is outstripping the ability of natural resources to support the rural population;
natural resources are under increasing strain; land inequality is increasing; and some
farms are being subdivided to the point where they are no longer sustainable. The study
also considers the market for agricultural products and shows how the prices paid for
agricultural produce inadequately benefit the small farmer. The paper also discusses various
policy options for the Cambodian government and international organisations including
the promotion of modernisation and diversification of agriculture; extensive agriculturalproduct
market reform; security of land tenure; natural resource management; labour
market reform and the expansion of non-farm and off-farm agricultural activities.
WP 24 in Khmer, 56 p. Overseas: $10.50 Local: 6,000 riels
WP 24 in English, 52 p. Overseas: $16.50 Local: $7.00
Working Paper 23: Natural Resources And Rural Livelihoods In Cambodia: A
Baseline Assessment
Bruce McKenney and Prom Tola (July 2002)
This paper provides an assessment of the present status of, and issues surrounding, natural
resources and rural livelihoods for three key sectors – agriculture, fisheries, and forestry.
This includes an examination of production and harvest information, management
challenges and opportunities, cross-sector impacts, and marketing and trade issues. From
this basis, a number of gaps and needs for future socio-economic research are identified.
WP 23 in Khmer, 136 p. Overseas: $19.00 Local: 10,000r
WP 23 in English, 116 p. Overseas: $26.00 Local: $10.00
Working Paper 22: Land Transactions in Cambodia: An Analysis of Transfers and
Transaction Records
Chan Sophal and Sarthi Acharya (July 2002)
Cambodia decollectivised lands in 1989, and plots were fairly evenly distributed among
farmers and dwellers at that time. Through the 1990s, however, with the advent of a
market system and rapid exposure of the country to the international economy, a number
of land plots changed hands, causing both inequality and landlessness. This might be
partly responsible for poverty and food insecurity in the country. In the late 1990s and
early 2000s, CDRI began to systematically analyse issues related to land and food security
with a view to help effective policy formulation. This paper, which examines official
records on land transactions, forms a part of the said larger research programme.
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