E-learning series: Responsible investment in agriculture and food systems

Topic outline

• • This webpage features all available e-learning courses on responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, targeting different stakeholders (government, parliaments, producer organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector) and covering different subjects (including the engagement of women and youth in agricultural investments), to promote application of the Principles for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security.

    The e-learning series consists of the following courses:

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    Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems

    Through this mobile resource, you will be able to explore the Principles for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security.

    1 h

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    Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Fundamentals

    This course illustrates the importance of responsible investment in agriculture and food systems for sustainable development, as well as the scope and content of the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI). It also analyses the features of an institutional, policy, legal and regulatory environment that fosters responsible investment, and it identifies the main actors who play a role in the process of creating such an enabling environment.

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    Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Analysis

    This course, which is part of series of three, provides guidance to conduct an analysis and gap identification for the creation of an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems. Specifically, it describes how to analyse current institutional, policy, legal and regulatory frameworks and compare them with the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) through a context-specific and inclusive multi-stakeholder process.

    1 h 30 m

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    Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Reform

    This course, which is part of a series of three, provides guidance on driving reforms that strengthen policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks for responsible agricultural investment (RAI). Specifically, the course provides support to design the reform strategy, establish multistakeholder consultation processes for decision-making and enhance the role of regulatory processes in creating an enabling environment for responsible agricultural investment.

    1 h 30 m

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    Empower youth to engage in responsible investment in agriculture and food systems

    This course is intended to complement the series of three courses “Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Fundamentals - Analysis – Reform”. It aims to provide guidance on youth-specific issues that should be taken into consideration when creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.

    1 h 30 m

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    Supporting young agri-entrepreneurs with responsible agricultural investment projects

    This course is aimed at responsible agribusiness coaches who support young agri-entrepreneurs engaged in agricultural investment projects. It presents a methodology and tools for quality accompaniment, based on the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI). The course aims to build the capacity of mentors by covering the basics of responsible investment, the role and specifics of responsible coaching, and the key skills needed to interact effectively with young people. It explores the steps involved in structured coaching, from the assessment of the young person's profile to the creation of his or her personalized operationalization plan, providing practical tools such as the business model aligned with the CSA Principles. Finally, it addresses monitoring and evaluation, which are essential to effective farm management.

    3 h 50 m

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    Empower women to engage in responsible investment in agriculture and food systems

    This course analyses the gender gap in agrifood systems, particularly the reasons why women are disadvantaged compared with men in starting and expanding their own agribusinesses and in benefiting from the economic opportunities offered by large-scale agricultural investments. The course aims to provide guidance to governments on issues to consider and actions to be taken to create an enabling environment that empowers women to engage in agricultural entrepreneurship and promotes more gender-responsive agricultural investments that can benefit women and men equally.

    2 h 40 m

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    Screening for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems

    This course focuses on the screening phase of the investment assessment process. It explains what screening and due diligence are and why they are such important policy instruments for governments seeking to attract, promote and regulate responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, and avoid investment that causes or contributes to harm. The course also provides practical information on the way a screening process should be designed and implemented and describes some of the barriers to uptake and implementation that must be overcome in order for screening to be most effective.

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    Responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - targeted to the private sector

    This course is intended to help private investors plan and operate responsible investments by applying the “Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems” (CFS RAI). The course includes also an assessment tool that allows investors to evaluate their company’s compliance with the CFS RAI Principles.

    2 h 30 m

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    Responsible investments in agriculture and food systems. A practical handbook for Parliamentarians and Parliamentary advisors

    This handbook provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the role that members of parliament and parliamentary advisors can play in the creation of reliable, coherent, and transparent “enabling environments” in the range of areas related to investment in agriculture and food systems. It offers two different paths: a short version with “must know” information, specifically targeting parliamentarians, and a long version with more detailed information, conceived for advisors.

    1 h 45 m

  • Some of the courses conclude with a final test. A digital badge certificate is issued upon successful completion of the test.

    Depending on the interest of learners, the self-paced courses in this series can be completed as a whole (which is preferable), or as individual courses (or lessons), taken independently.

    Throughout the course series, references are made to specific courses or lessons where certain subjects are covered more extensively. Each course takes the learner step-by-step through the learning content using interactive screens and is complemented by exercises and links to additional material and websites for further reading.