1.
Promoting accountability in
agricultural investment chains:
Lessons from Practical
Experience
IIED ‘Legal Tools’ Webinar
11 September 2015

2.
Pressure points

3.
A strong pressure point is an actor that is
responsive to advocacy and has the ability to
influence decision-making on the ground.

4.
Finding the
pressure points
Building the Cambodian Clean Sugar
Campaign

5.
Country for Sale

6.
Literally a country for sale

7.
The costs of the sell-off

8.
Civil society response: Fighting
fires

9.
More than meets the eye

10.
Focus on sugar

11.
Midstream
Concession companies
- Koh Kong Sugar Co Ltd.
- Koh Kong Plantation Co. Ltd.
- Phnom Penh Sugar Co Ltd.
- Kampong Speu Sugar Co. Ltd.
- Angkor Sugar
- Tonle Sugar
- Cane and Sugar Valley
Key Government Actors
- Local authorities
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Environment
- Council of Ministers

12.
Midstream
• Ly Yong Phat - one of
Cambodia’s powerful
tycoons.
• Advisor to the government
and a ruling party Senator.
• Involved in seven
sugarcane ELCs in three
provinces, totalling more
than 60,000ha

13.
Behind the veil of sugar