Impact of irresponsible land-based investments to small-scale farmers and alternative framework for investment to

smallholder agriculture

Impacts of irresponsible land investment • Displacement of farmers• Conversion of land to non-food use e.g. biofuel, etc• Loss of biodiversity due to introduction of unsustainable package

of production technologies and inequitable marketing arrangements

• Producers alienated from the value-chain

• Impediments for sustainable and responsible agricultural investment:– Conflicting laws (APECO vs CARPER/IPRA, etc) / absence of

sound policy on land rights– Violation of FPIC / absence of transparent process– Lack of legal support for affected farmers / imbalanced

negotiations / bargaining power

Poverty Alleviation and food security amidst

climate change

LAND Land title for both men and women

WATER-Family pond-Reservoir / small/medium irrigation

ACCESS TO CREDIT & MARKET / VALUE CHAIN-Collective / Cooperative Marketing

- for sharing knowledge on market information

- Processing to add value-Savings for investment and capital (Farmers’Bank)

LOCAL SEED CONSERVATION-Proven Adaptable to climate change-Continuous Seed Purification (needs training and storage)

ADVOCACY FOR ENABLING POLICY

ENVIRONMENT- Land rights

Investment for smallholder agriculture

Constructive engagement with

governtment And Principled

partnership with private sector

SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES (based on indigenous knowledge aided by science)

AFA’s ALTERNATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT FOR SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION