Agricultural commodities that respect land rights and food security : how to include land governance issues in sustainable commodity standards?

Abstract: The private sector has clear responsibilities for respecting land rights, including companies involved in investment, production and in the supply chain. The article uses case histories from Indonesia (palm oil) and Uganda to show how sustainable commodity standards may trigger that responsibility.

Author(s): Man, Reinier De

Source(s): , 29 p.

Published: 2012 World bank, Washington, DC (English

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Link: http://landandpoverty.com/agenda/pdfs/paper/reinier-de-man_full_paper.pdf

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