Responsible Large-Scale Land Investments in Uganda Current Application and Potential Scope of International Safeguards
Felix Schilling, Tobias Vorlaufer et all
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn
As a consequence of the sharp increase in large-scale agricultural land investments on a global level, a number of international initiatives and investment principles have emerged to foster responsible investments in land and agriculture in developing countries. This paper focuses on how these voluntary safeguards are operationalized by large-scale agricultural land investments in Uganda and whether the resulting activities successfully mitigate risks of (land) disputes. In this context, data collection through key informant interviews during a field research revealed limited awareness of these safeguards among various stakeholders and limited awareness of investors for the risks of land disputes and potential mitigation measures. Moreover, barriers for the implementation of voluntary safeguards from an investor’s perspective such as lacking monitoring capacities and secondary effects on land markets are identified. In conclusion, potential interventions for governments, international organizations and donors in order to stipulate responsible agricultural investments in land are outlined by this paper.
Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018
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