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

Authors: Man, Reinier de

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank

Year: 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: standards, land rights, private sector, social justice, uganda, indonesia

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.

URL: http://www.landandpoverty.com/agenda/pdfs/ppt/de-man_powerpoint.pdf

Document type: Other