Renegotiating Sustainable Agricultural Concession Agreements: The case of Liberia

This briefing describes Liberia's efforts to enhance sustainable agricultural investment through the renegotiation of large-scale land deals and administrative reforms following the 2006 installation of a democratically elected government.

• To structure the negotiation process for potential investments, a model template agreement was developed that established clear parameters and non-negotiable "red lines".
• Liberia implemented a significant administrative reform by launching the National Concessions Portal of Liberia, an online platform used to map all concessions and identify the communities affected by them.
• Following years of civil war, the democratically elected government installed in 2006 utilized large-scale land deals as a mechanism to attract foreign direct investment (FDI).

APA

Bishop, C. (2021). Renegotiating Sustainable Agricultural Concession Agreements: The case of Liberia. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/renegotiating-sustainable-agricultural-concession-agreements-case-liberia

Chicago

Bishop, Ciata. Renegotiating Sustainable Agricultural Concession Agreements: The case of Liberia. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/renegotiating-sustainable-agricultural-concession-agreements-case-liberia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bishop2021renegotiating, author = {Bishop, Ciata}, title = {{Renegotiating Sustainable Agricultural Concession Agreements: The case of Liberia}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/renegotiating-sustainable-agricultural-concession-agreements-case-liberia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }