Timely identification of land rights issues is better than having to address land rights problems later, after they escalate leading to conflicts that damage community relations, increase costs and undermine sustainability of the investment. Companies need to pay proper attention to land tenure issues at the investment planning stage, implying a need for improved risk assessment and due diligence.
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Investors and companies need to take particular care to be understand land legacy issues which concern longstanding grievances and conflicts resulting from land acquisitions that took place without proper consultation or compensation and restrictions on community access to land.
- For an overview of the challenges of legacy issues for agribusiness investments in low- and middle-income countries see LEGEND’s 2016 analytical paper: Addressing legacy land issues in agribusiness investments
- Land Legacy Issues: Guidance on Corporate Responsibility, from the Interlaken Group explains the impact legacy issues can have on established investments, and how producers and investors can address historical problems fairly in their operations and in acquiring investment sites and projects.
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