About LASED III
Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III (LASED III) is the third phase of the government’s social land concession program, which began in 2008 to allocate land to landless and land-poor families for settlement and livelihood development. The project also supports Indigenous Peoples by facilitating the acquisition of collective land titles through a three-phase process that includes recognition, registration, and land titling.
Our goal is to provide secure land rights, essential services, and livelihood support to approximately 15,000 landless and land-poor families and Indigenous Communities in Cambodia.
The project builds directly on the success of its predecessors:
- LASED (2008): Piloted the implementation of Social Land Concessions (SLCs), providing 10,273 hectares of land to 3,148 households (IDA-funded part) and 3,847 hectares to 1,293 households (JSDF-funded part).
- LASED II (2016-2021): Consolidated land titling and infrastructure for the previous 13 sites, plus one new site, benefiting approximately 5,010 households over a total of 17,000 hectares.
Project Development Objectives (PDO)
The project development objective is to provide access to land tenure security, agricultural and social services, and selected infrastructure to small farmers and communities in the project areas.
Project Scope and Target
LASED III is designed for a six-year implementation period and has a total project cost of US07.00 million (including US3 million from IDA Credit and US4 million contributed by RCG).
- Geographic Reach: The project will operate across 14 provinces excluding Phnom Penh, targeting approximately 71 sites and communities.
- Direct Beneficiaries: LASED III aims to directly benefit approximately 15,000 rural families.
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Beneficiary Targeting: The project uses a "demand-driven" approach, focusing
support on:
- SLC Sites: Support for 14 existing sites (under LASED II) and identification/development of approximately 12 new SLC sites, aiming for an estimated 5,000 additional SLC beneficiary households.
- Indigenous Communities (ICs): Supporting up to 15 ICs through the Communal Land Titling process and providing development assistance to about 30 ICs that have already completed titling.
