Sustainable food systems that feed the world, support local communities, and protect ecosystems require that more transformative investment practices are mainstreamed across the business community. TLI fosters mainstreaming by working with investors, the national business ecosystem, and global and regional development communities. This involves a multi-pronged approach that aims to drive innovation simultaneously and in coordination across three levels: investment; national business ecosystems; and the global development community.
Transformative Land Investment works with investors and other stakeholders to support adoption of inclusive business and agroecology practices. By securing land tenure and livelihoods of 300 000 rural people, the nitiative will contribute to Switzerland’s global effort towards more sustainable food systems.
Project scope and aim
The project adopts an integrated and holistic approach involving coordinated actions that:
- prevent negative LBI impacts
- manage how impacts play out
- incentivize LBI adoption of better business models and practices
- support LBIs in improving their business models and implementation
Modality
This will be achieved by:
- Out- and up-scaling TLIs that avoid negative societal impacts and contribute towards more inclusive and resilient food system
- Establishing country-level policies and supportive regulatory frameworks, laws and incentive schemes that enable investor adoption of TLI principles
- Establishing global and regional agreements, commitments and guidelines that more effectively promote TLI
Key members and partners
- CIFOR-ICRAF
- Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
- SNV Netherlands Development Organization
- Land Equity International
- Research and business development practitioners in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Laos and Myanmar
Funders and Donors
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Locations
- Ethiopia
- Mozambique
- Ghana
- Laos
- Myanmar
Key contacts
George Schoneveld, CIFOR – TLI co-lead (g.schoneveld@cifor-icraf.org)
Anne Larson, CIFOR – TLI co-lead (a.larson@cifor-icraf.org)
Related domain
Fixing Policies and Institutions to Enable Adoption Decisions
Additional information
TLI’s official website
Transformative Land Investment is creating sustainable food systems that empower vulnerable communities, inspire civic engagement and galvanize collaborative action and innovation.
TLI’s flyer
TLI focuses on supporting LBI to become more economically, socially and environmentally advantageous by integrating inclusive development, sustainable food systems and agroecology principles, into their practices, policies and business models.
