PILOT USE OF RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES:

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PILOT USE OF RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES: A STATUS UPDATE Presentation by Will Speller 21 March 2017 Land and Poverty Conference, Washington D.C.

previous UNCTAD and World Bank Field research 39 mature agribusinesses Approaches to economic, social and environmental sustainability. Community perceptions and impacts. 360 interviews, involving 900 stakeholders.

MOTIVATION FOR PHASE 2 OF FIELD WORK Many investors are struggling, financially and/or operationally... …for reasons that could have been foreseen by better planning, screening and investor selection. Enormous range of developmental, social and environmental outcomes of investments. Most “mistakes” are made in the very early stages of investments, and are hard to subsequently rectify. Investors, governments and communities want more detailed practical guidance on the how to implement principles of responsible agricultural investment.

Pilot Use of Principles Guiding New Investments in Agriculture Field work at 8 early stage agricultural investors in Africa. Objectives: to infuse responsible investment principles into operations from the outset. to learn and establish good practices in implementing responsible business practices in agriculture. to develop tested instruments, methods, documents, processes and procedures which can be used in the early phases of future investments. inform the work of development agencies, government bodies, investor groups, NGOs and other institutions that promote responsible investment in agriculture.

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METHODOLOGY Investor selection and desk based-research Country-inception workshop Field visit Agreement of Action Plan Monitoring and follow up Dissemination of findings (late 2017) In partnership with FAO and IFAD

KEY OUTPUT: SERIES of “KNOWLEDGE NOTES” Purpose: to provide digestible, easy to use information, tools and guidance to governments, investors, communities and civil society for use in their pursuit of sustainable and responsible development in agriculture. Contents: Practical “how to” examples and implementable tools gleaned from UNCTAD-World Bank field work. Cross-reference is existing tools and guidance documents. List of relevant responsible investment principles. 4-6 pages maximum! Peer review and testing at further country workshops.

KEY OUTPUT: SERIES of “KNOWLEDGE NOTES” Issues covered are in development, depending on field work and where a meaningful contribution can be made. An indicative list of likely topics: Screening Prospective Investors Alternative Business Models Economic Linkages Designing Mutually Beneficial Outgrower Schemes Water Rights and Use Women’s Empowerment Community Engagement Strategies Participation of Marginalised Groups Training and Integrating Local Staff Master Class: Friday 9am MC-700

SAMPLE CONTENTS from knowledge notes Screening Prospective Investors Key aspects to cover in screening procedure. Schematic diagram of screening procedure. Quick fire desktop screening procedure. External advice to build screening capacity Economic linkages Evidence on types of links – positive and negative – created. Using the investment contract to maximise positive links. How to screen investors for linkage potential. How to nurture local entrepreneurship. Training and Integrating Local Staff Examples of successful training programs. Partnerships with Universities or training institutions. Overcoming administrative barriers to local employment. Embedding commitments in the contract. Master Class: Friday 9am MC-700

NEXT STEPS Ongoing monitoring and follow up visits with 8 investors. Peer review and testing of Knowledge Notes, including country workshops with FAO and IFAD. Publication of Knowledge Notes and Overarching Report on the program, later in 2017.

Thank you!