Responsible Agricultural Investment for Building Robust Legal and Policy Frameworks

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides free advisory and capacity development services to low-income governments and regional bodies to promote responsible private sector investment in agriculture. IISD focuses on creating legal frameworks that balance the benefits of foreign capital and technology with the protection of food security, land tenure rights, and natural resources. Their expertise includes developing model contracts for farmland investments, regional investment guidelines, contract farming templates, and policies for agricultural growth poles and zones.

• Private sector and foreign investment in agriculture can provide capital, jobs, and technology, but risks undermining local food security, violating land tenure rights, and degrading natural resources if not managed by a robust legal framework.
• IISD offers free advisory and capacity development services to low-income governments and regional bodies, including tailored training workshops, cross-sector policy dialogues, and peer-to-peer learning events.
• IISD's technical support focuses on several specific instruments, including model contracts and leases for large-scale farmland, regional guidelines for responsible investment, contract farming templates, and frameworks for agricultural growth poles and zones.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Responsible Agricultural Investment for Building Robust Legal and Policy Frameworks. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-07/advisory-capacity-development-services-agricultural-investment.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Responsible Agricultural Investment for Building Robust Legal and Policy Frameworks. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-07/advisory-capacity-development-services-agricultural-investment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndresponsible, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Responsible Agricultural Investment for Building Robust Legal and Policy Frameworks}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-07/advisory-capacity-development-services-agricultural-investment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }