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Land pressure and social differentiation in the North-West of Kompong Cham province, Cambodia. |
Cahiers Agricultures. Volume 16, Number 5, 413-22, septembre-octobre 2007, Étude originale
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Author(s) : Cécile Jacqmin, Éric Penot |
Summary : In Cambodia, the red soil plateaus of Kompong Cham province are well-known for their high agricultural potential. The beginning of the 20th century saw the development of private rubber plantations for estates as well as smallholders. During the period 1975-1979, the Khmer rouge regime completely disorganized the agrarian systems of the 60’s through a total collectivisation of farming activities. Since 1979, the agrarian dynamics in Chamkar Leu and Stueng Trang districts have been deeply marked by land issues such as land division, migration and high demographic pressure resulting in the current land scarcity. Although the World Bank advocates the creation of a land market with land registration and property records, it seems quite unrealistic to expect the implementation of such a policy in the near future. In this context, the poorest segments of the population are rapidly disappearing, as in the 60’s, but even quicker. Due to unequal conditions of emergence and policies of land redistribution, there have been differences in the ways smallholdings have evolved since 1979 and the fall of the Khmer rouge regime. Land remains thus in the foreground of the context of economic privatisation while environmental issues and the foundations of sustainable development represent key factors in implementing any action. |
Keywords : agrarian systems, Cambodia, hevea, land management, social change |
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