Promoting Responsible International Investment in Agriculture

1 October 2009

Roundtable concurrent with the 64th United Nations General Assembly

The Roundtable “Promoting Responsible International Investment in Agriculture” was convened in New York on 23 September 2009. The Government of Japan, World Bank, FAO, IFAD and UNCTAD co-chaired the event, which took place in a context of growing trend of major agricultural investment associated with acquisition of rights to land and related resources. Representative stakeholders from 31 Governments and 13 organizations attended the meeting, marking the first step towards framing a coordinated response to the issue, and developing principles and an international framework to promote responsible investment in agriculture.

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