Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges

The recent surge in food and fuel prices has prompted countries with high dependence on food imports to try and lock in future food supplies through direct investment in agricultural production in other countries. The price surges also led to a wav...

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Main Authors:	Songwe, Vera, Deininger, Klaus
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BANK POLICY BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS INVESTMENTS CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CROPS DEMOCRACIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DIRECT INVESTMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EXPORT MARKETS EXPROPRIATION FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMLAND FARMS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS HERDERS HOLDINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE KIND OF INVESTMENT LAND ACQUISITION LAND HOLDING LAND POLICIES LAND POLICY LAND RIGHTS LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDHOLDERS LEASE PAYMENTS MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCE OIL OUTPUT OUTSIDE INVESTORS POLITICAL RISKS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASES RATES OF GROWTH REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETURNS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE TYPES OF INVESTMENT VALUATIONS VOLATILITY WAGE WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10251443/foreign-investment-agricultural-production-opportunities-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9501

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spelling	okr-10986-95012021-04-23T14:02:45Z Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges Songwe, Vera Deininger, Klaus AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BANK POLICY BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS INVESTMENTS CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CROPS DEMOCRACIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DIRECT INVESTMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EXPORT MARKETS EXPROPRIATION FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMLAND FARMS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS HERDERS HOLDINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE KIND OF INVESTMENT LAND ACQUISITION LAND HOLDING LAND POLICIES LAND POLICY LAND RIGHTS LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDHOLDERS LEASE PAYMENTS MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCE OIL OUTPUT OUTSIDE INVESTORS POLITICAL RISKS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASES RATES OF GROWTH REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETURNS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE TYPES OF INVESTMENT VALUATIONS VOLATILITY WAGE WAGES The recent surge in food and fuel prices has prompted countries with high dependence on food imports to try and lock in future food supplies through direct investment in agricultural production in other countries. The price surges also led to a wave of proposals to invest in biofuels investments in agricultural land. While such investment can provide large benefits, it also carries considerable risks both to investors and citizens in the locality of the investment. To ensure that investments provide broad benefits and effectively contribute to larger development outcomes, enforceable property rights and contractual agreements in many developing countries need to be strengthened. This note considers how development partners can help countries create the pre-conditions for investment and proposes a governance framework to establish minimum standards for it. 2012-08-13T08:46:53Z 2012-08-13T08:46:53Z 2009-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10251443/foreign-investment-agricultural-production-opportunities-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9501 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 45 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BANK POLICY BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS INVESTMENTS CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CROPS DEMOCRACIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DIRECT INVESTMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EXPORT MARKETS EXPROPRIATION FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMLAND FARMS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS HERDERS HOLDINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE KIND OF INVESTMENT LAND ACQUISITION LAND HOLDING LAND POLICIES LAND POLICY LAND RIGHTS LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDHOLDERS LEASE PAYMENTS MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCE OIL OUTPUT OUTSIDE INVESTORS POLITICAL RISKS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASES RATES OF GROWTH REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETURNS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE TYPES OF INVESTMENT VALUATIONS VOLATILITY WAGE WAGES
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BANK POLICY BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS INVESTMENTS CIVIL WAR COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CROPS DEMOCRACIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DIRECT INVESTMENT DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC REALITIES ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EXPORT MARKETS EXPROPRIATION FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMLAND FARMS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS HERDERS HOLDINGS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPLICIT SUBSIDIES INCOME INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE KIND OF INVESTMENT LAND ACQUISITION LAND HOLDING LAND POLICIES LAND POLICY LAND RIGHTS LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDHOLDERS LEASE PAYMENTS MARKETING NATURAL RESOURCE OIL OUTPUT OUTSIDE INVESTORS POLITICAL RISKS POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC LAND PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASES RATES OF GROWTH REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETURNS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE TYPES OF INVESTMENT VALUATIONS VOLATILITY WAGE WAGES Songwe, Vera Deininger, Klaus Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges
relation	Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 45
description	The recent surge in food and fuel prices has prompted countries with high dependence on food imports to try and lock in future food supplies through direct investment in agricultural production in other countries. The price surges also led to a wave of proposals to invest in biofuels investments in agricultural land. While such investment can provide large benefits, it also carries considerable risks both to investors and citizens in the locality of the investment. To ensure that investments provide broad benefits and effectively contribute to larger development outcomes, enforceable property rights and contractual agreements in many developing countries need to be strengthened. This note considers how development partners can help countries create the pre-conditions for investment and proposes a governance framework to establish minimum standards for it.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Songwe, Vera Deininger, Klaus
author_facet	Songwe, Vera Deininger, Klaus
author_sort	Songwe, Vera
title	Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges
title_short	Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges
title_full	Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges
title_fullStr	Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges
title_sort	foreign investment in agricultural production : opportunities and challenges
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10251443/foreign-investment-agricultural-production-opportunities-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9501
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Foreign Investment in Agricultural Production : Opportunities and Challenges

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