Investment contracts for agriculture : maximizing gains and minimizing risks (English)

Private investment in agriculture in developing countries, both domestic and foreign, has been on the rise for nearly two decades. This paper focuses on large-scale agricultural projects in developing countries, involving the lease of farmland, which rose sharply after the food crisis of 2008. It is important that such investments are sustainable not only in the long term, but also beneficial in the short term with minimal risks or negative effects...

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Smaller,Carin;

Speller,William Robert;

Mirza,Hafiz Rohman;

Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Nathalie;

Dixie,Grahame;
Document Date
2015/06/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
94895
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2015/06/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Investment contracts for agriculture : maximizing gains and minimizing risks
Keywords
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

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Smaller,Carin; Speller,William Robert; Mirza,Hafiz Rohman; Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Nathalie; Dixie,Grahame.

Investment contracts for agriculture : maximizing gains and minimizing risks (English). Agriculture Global Practice discussion paper|no. 3 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143361467997246051

Investment contracts for agriculture : maximizing gains and minimizing risks (English)

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