Global: Promoting responsible international investment in agriculture

The Government of Japan, in association with the World Bank, FAO, IFAD and UNCTAD, hosted a Roundtable “Promoting Responsible International Investment in Agriculture” on Wednesday 23 September in the Millennium Hotel, New York. The meeting was intended to initiate a coordinated global response to the growing trend of major agricultural investment associated with acquisition of rights to land and related resources, particularly in the developing world.