Land-titling process ‘urgent’, Oxfam says

Accelerating the mapping and titling of rural farmland should be an “urgent” priority of the government and civil society, particularly when it comes to protecting indigenous peoples’ and women’s rights, Oxfam representatives said yesterday.

The remarks followed the release of an EU-funded survey of rural communities’ perceptions of their land rights carried out by the Royal University of Phnom Penh in collaboration with five local NGOs in Kampong Thom, Kratie, Preah Vihear and Stung Treng provinces.

Chris Eijkemans, Oxfam country director, said there was an urgent need for government and civil society to provide support to rural farming communities. …

Daniel Pye
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