1.
Strengthening Collaboration on VGGT and RAI
implementation: Increasing Responsible Investments in
Agriculture and Food Systems
FAO
5 October 2017 14:00 – Lebanon Room

2.
Key issues, challenges and opportunities
Opportunities
1. High levels of International and local finance available for
agriculture
2. New financing tools being developed
Challenges
1. Agriculture sector remains high risk
2. Overall doing business environment requires improvements

3.
Main lessons learned/recommendations
1. VGGT and RAI need to adapted into local laws and conditions i.e.
Decentralised government in Kenya; Sierra Leone has reformed
and has policies in place
2. VGGT and RAI give a basis for multistakeholder discussion at
national level
3. Properly adopted financial instruments can reduce risks
associated with the agriculture sector

4.
Next steps – the way forward
1. Sharing and extending the different financial instruments with
countries
2. How to use and reference the different guidelines and
approaches and develop policy coherence
3. Support multistakeholder platforms at national level to address
financial constraints and opportuinites