This project is a contribution to the Mekong Region Land Governance Project (MRLG), which is aiming to improve tenure security for smallholder farmers in the region by 2025. MRLG is jointly funded by the Government of Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with additional co-financing from Germany and the Government of Luxembourg.
ILM-MR 3 aims to improve policies and practices regarding land tenure security for smallholders through different alliances involving government agencies, civil society and academia. Alliance members are supported in developing evidence-based policy recommendations, fostering policy dialogues and piloting activities at community level.
The alliances facilitate improvements in policy and practices across two thematic areas:
- Customary Tenure
- Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI)
In most cases, influencing policy focuses on improving laws, implementation decrees and regulatory mechanisms. Where there is a disconnect between policy and effective implementation in the field, practice influencing supports effective policy implementation at local administration level and empowers communities to know their rights and defend them.