RIPL Resource Platform
Responsible Investments in Property and Land
Whether acquiring land or purchasing agricultural crops from smallholder producers, land-based investments are complex, and finding the equitable approach that meets the needs of all stakeholders is not always intuitive.
Landesa’s Responsible Investments in Property and Land (RIPL) Resource Platform translates international guidelines and best practices for responsible investments in agricultural land into user-friendly guidebooks, with one designed for businesses, one for communities, and one for governments.
Guidance by stakeholder
Choose the guidebook designed for your role.
Interactive guidebook
Guidance for Business
Practical guidance and adaptable tools for responsible land-based investment.
Open the Business GuidebookInteractive guidebook
Guidance for Government
Step-by-step guidance for enabling and overseeing responsible investment.
Open the Government GuidebookInteractive guidebook
Guidance for Communities
Tools to support informed, inclusive participation throughout an investment.
Open the Community GuidebookCountry-specific guidance
Guidebooks by country
The framework for the RIPL Guidebooks was informed by developing country-specific Guidebooks for Ghana and Tanzania. These country-specific Guidebooks are grounded in field research on current investments; input from a multi-stakeholder advisory group that informed the process; and experiences directly supporting companies, governments and communities.
Country guidebooks
Ghana
Country guidebooks
Tanzania
A Landesa resource developed with support from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.
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