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Responsible investments in agriculture and food systems – A practical handbook for parliamentarians and parliamentary advisors

Manuals & Guidelines
December, 2020
Global
Land & Investments
land governance
sustainable development
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
environment
agricultural land management
agriculture
responsible investment
This Handbook provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the role that Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Advisors can play in the creation of reliable, coherent, and transparent “enabling environments” in the range of areas related to investment in agriculture and food systems. It does so through guidance notes, examples of good practices, and very practical indications, and sets out key stages of processes and mechanisms for MPs and advisors to consider while promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.
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Safeguarding land tenure rights in the context of agricultural investments: A technical guide for government authorities involved with the promotion, approval and monitoring of agricultural investments

Manuals & Guidelines
March, 2015
Global
Land & Investments
agricultural land management
natural resources management
land investments
land rights
land tenure
This technical guide elaborates on specific aspects of the Voluntary Guidelines for the responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) relating to agricultural investments and provides detailed guidance to government authorities and others on actions they can take to help them to create an enabling environment for responsible and sustainable investments.
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Due diligence, tenure and agricultural investment. A guide to the dual responsibilities of private sector lawyers advising on the acquisition of land and natural resources

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2019
Global
Land & Investments
agricultural land management
land investments
land rights
land tenure
This guide examines the role and responsibilities of private sector lawyers when advising their clients on agricultural investments. It discusses how lawyers can prevent and/or address and mitigate adverse human rights impacts on holders of legitimate tenure rights when advising on or conducting their due diligence and risk assessment processes on behalf of their clients. It provides a number of key recommendations, including on how to align legal advice with the VGGT and CFS-RAI.
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

Manuals & Guidelines
March, 2017
Global
Land & Investments
land governance
land policies
land use
land investments
land rights
land access
land tenure
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
This guide is aimed at legal professionals working with governments, civil society, the private sector or development agencies as well as law societies, notaries, judges and all those who are interested in understanding the role of law in giving effect to the provisions of the Guidelines (VGGT). The VGGT provide important elements for shaping a well-functioning legal framework to facilitate their effective implementation at the national level.
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PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES IN AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT UNDER THE VGGT

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2017
Global
Land & Investments
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
land use
land investments
land rights
land access
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
This document provides information on implementation of VGGT and a number of checklists that might be helpful for investors and companies on the following topics: Tenure Rights Risk Management Checklist (II.B), Consultation and Negotiation Checklist (III.B), Grievances and Dispute Resolution Checklist (IV.B) and Transparency and Corruption Checklist (V.B).
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Legal Guide on Contract Farming

Manuals & Guidelines
March, 2015
Global
Land & Investments
land administration
land investments
land rights
contract farming
local communities
extractive industries
This guide provides guidance for producers, governments, legal advisors and civil society on contract farming arrangements, from negotiation to conclusion, including performance and possible breach or termination of the contract. It gives a description of common contract terms and a discussion of legal issues and critical problems that may arise under various practical situations, illustrating how they may be treated under different legal systems.
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Valoración de los derechos de tenencia de la tierra

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2019
Rwanda, Liberia, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, China, Namibia, Botswana, Australia, Jamaica, Ghana, India, Guinea, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia
land valuation
land rights
land tenure
El Estado y el sector privado requieren la valoración de los derechos de tenencia por una amplia gama de motivos, a menudo fundamentando y sentando las bases de las transacciones, la tributación, la compensación y la contabilidad. Si bien el valor y el proceso de valoración tienen repercusiones jurídicas y económicas directas en nuestra vida cotidiana, suelen estar envueltos en misterio y no se los comprende con claridad.
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Valuing Land Tenure Rights

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2019
Mozambique, Liberia, Botswana, United States of America, Philippines, Poland, Zimbabwe, China, Namibia, Netherlands, Australia, Jamaica, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, United Kingdom, Mongolia, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Ghana
land valuation
land rights
land tenure
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a series of Technical Guides to elaborate and provide more detailed guidance on thematic areas contained within the Guidelines. As part of this series, this Technical Guide covers the issues associated with the identification and valuation of tenure rights for different purposes, and provides guidance on how to ensure that valuations are undertaken in a fair, reliable and transparent manner that comply with internati onal norms.
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FAO Support to Land Consolidation in Europe and Central Asia During 2002-2018

Experiences and way forward

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2019
Central Asia, Cyprus, Turkey, Europe, Greece, Spain
VGGT
land reform
land management
land consolidation
land markets
capacity development
farmers
development agencies
Shortly after the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was founded in 1945, the organization had started to support member countries addressing structural problems in agriculture with land fragmentation and small holding and farm sizes through the development of land consolidation instruments (Binns, 1950). During the 1950s and 1960s, FAO provided technical assistance to the development of land consolidation in member countries in Europe such as Turkey, Greece, Spain and Cyprus, but also in the Near East and Asia (Meliczek, 1973).
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La décentralisation et l'impôt sur la propriété rurale

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2004
Canada
decentralization
farmland
land governance
land tenure
land tax
rural development
land ownership
Le présent guide sur La décentralisation et l'impôt sur la propriété rurale a été préparé pour aider les administrateurs des terres qui participent à la conception et à la mise en œuvre de systèmes d'imposition sur la propriété rurale. Les institutions foncières sont de plus en plus souvent appelées à soutenir la décentralisation des services vers les collectivités locales. L'un des objectifs de la décentralisation est d'améliorer la prestation de services au niveau administratif le plus proche de ces services.