Final Report: Expert meeting on international investment in the agricultural sector of developing countries

"The meeting took place on the 22-23 November 2011 in FAO headquarters.

The objectives of the meeting were to review the current state of knowledge including case studies, identify good practices, determine the areas where further research is needed and plan the next steps with a view to creating synergy among the various organization analyzing large-scale agricultural investment in developing countries. Although the focus of the meeting was on foreign investment, relevant large-scale agricultural investment projects by domestic investors were also examined. More specifically, the meeting:

• reviewed the case studies recently done for FAO and other organizations
• discussed the findings with some of the authors
• made a synthesis of the findings and highlighted examples of good practices
• determined the areas where further research is needed
• discussed possible collaborative activities in research, capacity development, dissemination of good practices and other areas relevant to FDI in agriculture
• discussed possible linkages with ongoing initiatives to promote responsible investment in agriculture

Participants
The meeting brought together experts from research and development organizations that have been analyzing the developmental aspects of agricultural investment in developing countries (including CIRAD, FAO, IFAD, IIED, ILC, KIT, ODI, UNCTAD and the World Bank)."

Download the final report, the agenda and the presentations: http://www.fao.org/economic/est/investments/expertmeetingnov2011/en/