Renegotiating Sustainable Agricultural Concession Agreements: The case of Liberia

The document outlines Liberia's approach to managing large-scale agricultural land deals following its 2006 government installation. Key strategies included the use of a model template agreement to establish investment parameters and 'red lines', and the creation of the National Concessions Portal of Liberia to map concessions and identify affected communities. It emphasizes that meaningful community involvement is a necessary prerequisite for negotiations.

• Liberia utilized a model template agreement during negotiations to define investment parameters and establish non-negotiable 'red lines'.
• The Liberian government implemented a significant administrative reform by launching the National Concessions Portal of Liberia, a digital tool used to map all concessions and identify the communities they affect.
• The document asserts that meaningful involvement from the community must occur before negotiations can proceed.

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} }