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Regional Experiences and Lessons on Contract Farming and Other Inclusive Agribusiness Models
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mekong, Myanmar, South-eastern Asia, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA)
2022
This report by the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA) and Grow Asia provides a review of the literature regarding experiences of contract farming and other ...
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Contract farming in Laos: Responding to a rising agricultural trend
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Dr Robert Cole, Dr Robert Cole, Sengthong Soukhathammavong
2021
This discussion note explores common practices of contract farming (CF) in Laos, which have rapidly expanded for export crops across many provinces since the early 2000s. The an...
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Politics of Food
China, Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Heinrich Boll Foundation
2017
Small-scale farmers in Myanmar, where the economy and politics have just recently been liberalized, are witnessing rapid changes driven by international investors. Laws are bein...
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Contract farming in ASEAN Countries: a fact finding study
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Oxfam Novib and CREM
2008
This fact finding study was carried out for Oxfam Novib to better understand the role of contract farming in poverty alleviation in ASEAN countries. The literature study is guid...
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Falling rubber prices in Northern Laos: local responses and policy options
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Case studies
Thoumthone Vongvisouk, PhD, Michael Dwyer, PhD
2016
A rubber case study by Thoumthone Vongvisouk, PhD and Michael Dwyer, PhD on Falling rubber prices in Northern Laos: local responses and policy options. The report highlights the...
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A landscape approach to co-designing climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies with farming communities
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Soulikone Chaivanhna, Sisavath Phimmasone , Pascal Lienhard,...
Climate change adaptation; Landscape approach; Laos
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Rice contract farming in Lao PDR: Moving from subsistence to commercial agriculture
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Setboonsarng, S., Leung, P., Stefan, A., ADB institute
2008
Poverty is prevalent among small farms in transition economies such as the Lao PDR, where market failures prevail and subsistence production is the norm. Contract farming is eme...
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Impacts of contract farming on poverty and environment in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ສະຖາບັນຄົ້ນຄວ້າເສດຖະກິດແຫ່ງຊາດ
2014
This study builds on the results of existing research and links to ongoing research in contract farming to generate policy-relevant information. The overall goal of this study ...
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Assessment of tillage erosion rates on steep slopes in northern Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
B.DuB. Dupin, A. de Rouw, K.B. Phantahvong, C. Valentinpin, A. de...
2008
In most tropical areas, the increasing weed pressure resulting from the intensification of upland farming requires farmers to dedicate more labour to weeding (Nye and Greenland,...
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Direction of agricultural and forestry development plans by 2020-2010 and five-year V plan (2001-2005)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
2001
Over the past years, especially during the period of implementation of the Resolution of the Sixth General Assembly, the Fourth Economic and Social Development Plan (1996-2000),...
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Policy brief #2: Rural land management and land administration
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Tັhe Sub-Working Group on Uplands Development, ກະຊວງກະສິກໍາແລະປ່າໄມ້
2008
This brief identifies the drivers of change in rural land use in the northern uplands, the main relevant government policies and programs and key land issues and challenges.
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10 year review development work research
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
2002
10 year review development work research
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Contract farming in Lao PDR: cases and questions
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
David Fullbrook, National Agriculture and Forestry Extension...
2007
During the past five years there has been a rapid rise in contract farming in Lao PDR. This report takes a look at what is actually happening in different parts of the coun...
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Para rubber study, Lao P.D.R.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Charles Alton, David Bluhm, Somsouk Sananikone , Lao - German...
2005
The goal of this research was to study all relevant aspects of the cultivation of para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) as well as the production and marketing of latex in Luang Nam ...
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Contract farming in Lao PDR: cases and questions
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
David Fullbrook
2007
Contract farming can be defined as an agreement between farmers and processing and/or marketing firms for the production and supply of agricultural products under forward ag...
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Opportunities, risks and growing inequality: The Charoen Pokphand Group and maize smallholder production in Shan State, Myanmar
Myanmar
Case studies
Kevin Woods, The Land Core Group
2015
A case study commissioned and published by Land Core Group and conducted by Kevin Woods on the risks, opportunities and inequalities presented by contract farming and industrial...