The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field

This report is an update to the above mentioned UNCTAD/World Bank study (the “first phase”). Following that researchers revisited eight operations in four countries(Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania),conducting a total of 113 detailed add...

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Main Authors: Speller,William Robert, Mirza,Hafiz, Giroud,Axele, Salguero Huaman,Jacqueline, Dixie,Grahame, Okumura,Asuka
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/982221493042400267/The-impact-of-larger-scale-agricultural-investments-on-local-communities-updated-voices-from-the-field
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spelling okr-10986-264872021-05-25T08:59:53Z The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field Speller,William Robert Mirza,Hafiz Giroud,Axele Salguero Huaman,Jacqueline Dixie,Grahame Okumura,Asuka This report is an update to the above mentioned UNCTAD/World Bank study (the “first phase”). Following that researchers revisited eight operations in four countries(Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania),conducting a total of 113 detailed additional interviewswith 349 stakeholders primarily from local communitiesin which the agribusiness operations are based. This report presents an updated set of findings based on these follow-up interviews; as this report is not a stand-alonepiece, it should be treated as supplemental material tothe original study, and the findings contained in the two reports should be viewed in unity. Accordingly, the tables in Section 1.3 of this report provide an updated version ofthe tabular summary findings from the first phase report that have been augmented and revised based on findings from the additional fieldwork. The main intention behind the second phase of fieldwork was to deepen and enrich the data sample and information collected, by conducting further interviews in orderto augment, challenge and/or verify the findings of the original study. In the second phase, research teams spent more time with local communities and other stakeholders(interviewees are referred to as “external stakeholders”2)which had not been possible in the first phase, due to time and resource limitations. This updated report seeks to describe in a more nuanced manner the perceived impacts arising from associated agribusiness investments, including spillover effects on the local community and more widely—whether intended or unintended. Given the complexity of impacts,3 these cannot be regarded simplistically as ‘good to be recommended’or ‘bad to be corrected’; nevertheless, they offer essential ground-level insights from which to deepen understanding of outcomes and draw lessons. 2017-05-01T19:22:53Z 2017-05-01T19:22:53Z 2017-04-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/982221493042400267/The-impact-of-larger-scale-agricultural-investments-on-local-communities-updated-voices-from-the-field http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26487 English Agriculture Global Practice Discussion Paper No.12 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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description This report is an update to the above mentioned UNCTAD/World Bank study (the “first phase”). Following that researchers revisited eight operations in four countries(Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania),conducting a total of 113 detailed additional interviewswith 349 stakeholders primarily from local communitiesin which the agribusiness operations are based. This report presents an updated set of findings based on these follow-up interviews; as this report is not a stand-alonepiece, it should be treated as supplemental material tothe original study, and the findings contained in the two reports should be viewed in unity. Accordingly, the tables in Section 1.3 of this report provide an updated version ofthe tabular summary findings from the first phase report that have been augmented and revised based on findings from the additional fieldwork. The main intention behind the second phase of fieldwork was to deepen and enrich the data sample and information collected, by conducting further interviews in orderto augment, challenge and/or verify the findings of the original study. In the second phase, research teams spent more time with local communities and other stakeholders(interviewees are referred to as “external stakeholders”2)which had not been possible in the first phase, due to time and resource limitations. This updated report seeks to describe in a more nuanced manner the perceived impacts arising from associated agribusiness investments, including spillover effects on the local community and more widely—whether intended or unintended. Given the complexity of impacts,3 these cannot be regarded simplistically as ‘good to be recommended’or ‘bad to be corrected’; nevertheless, they offer essential ground-level insights from which to deepen understanding of outcomes and draw lessons.
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author Speller,William Robert
Mirza,Hafiz
Giroud,Axele
Salguero Huaman,Jacqueline
Dixie,Grahame
Okumura,Asuka
spellingShingle Speller,William Robert
Mirza,Hafiz
Giroud,Axele
Salguero Huaman,Jacqueline
Dixie,Grahame
Okumura,Asuka
The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field
author_facet Speller,William Robert
Mirza,Hafiz
Giroud,Axele
Salguero Huaman,Jacqueline
Dixie,Grahame
Okumura,Asuka
author_sort Speller,William Robert
title The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field
title_short The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field
title_full The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field
title_fullStr The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments on Local Communities : Updated Voices from the Field
title_sort impact of larger-scale agricultural investments on local communities : updated voices from the field
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
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