Presentation given on 28 October 2015 at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Mexico City.

1. Open Government,
Agriculture and Nutrition
Ana Brandusescu
Research and Partnerships Advisor
GODAN Secretariat

2. OGP governments spend $1.2 trillion* a year on
the agriculture sector.
Transparent data on land deals, subsidies and
payments is vital if the use of public resources is
to be effectively scrutinised.
Agriculture, OGP and the SDGs
*The World Bank Data (2012) http://data.worldbank.org/topic/agriculture-and-rural-development

4. ● Make existing land tenure and
landholding registries public
● Disclose contracts signed with
extractive companies
● Publish data on commercial
fishing licences
● Catch quotas and subsidies paid
to fisheries sector
Developing commitments
OGP National Action Plans should:

5. ● Build national information
infrastructures
● Provide open data on
agricultural investments
● Provide open data on nutrition
● Encourage deeper
collaboration
Help GODAN shape new
commitment ideas

6. Examples & opportunities for action
● An open infrastructure for
innovation: AGROASEMEX
● Improving transparency of
land ownership:
LandMatrix.org
● Subsidies in need of
standards:
FarmSubsidy.org
● Collaboration across sectors
Source: Government of Mexico

7. How can you help?
● Be involved in the OGP National Action Plan
● Build a library of commitments
● Fill critical data gaps required to end hunger
(SDG2) bit.ly/GODANSummitChallenge
● Join GODAN: www.godan.info

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