The advent of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals has refocused global attention on the roles of business and other nonstate actors in achieving global goals. Often, business involvement takes the form of collaborations with the more traditional actors — governments and non‐governmental...

Governing land tenure and particularly ownership rights to land in post-socialist Russia is a long-term process that involves changes in norms, rules and administrative procedures. We analyse the land privatization reform in the context of evolving institutional limitations caused by the...

This framework is a part of a bilateral research cooperation project between Bulgaria and China on “Governing and Assessment of Agrarian Sustainability - Experiences, Challenges, and Lessons from Bulgaria and China” funded by the Bulgarian Science Fund and the Ministry of Science and...

Despite its importance research on the governance of agrarian sustainability is still at the beginning stage due to the “newness” of the problem, emerging new challenges, fundamental modernisation during recent years, “lack” of long-term experiences and relevant data, application of...

Building on earlier work by IIED and CCSI, this report reflects on select COVID-related developments that may result in longer-term shifts relevant to land-based investments in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Our objectives are two-fold. In the short term, monitoring developments can...

This guide aims to provide policymakers and government technical staff with guidance on how investment incentives can be used (and how they should not be used) to enhance responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.The guide identifies key policy challenges associated with investment...

Growing environmental and climate problems are forcing the search for effective solutions to economic activity, including agriculture. The popularization of relevant production practices and techniques is of great importance in this regard. The direction of European agriculture is of particular...

Achieving diverse goals of sustainable development greatly depends on the specific socio-economic, institutional and natural environment in a particular country, industry, region, community, etc. Despite its importance, in Bulgaria, like in other East European countries, there are very few...

Fertilizer and seasonal precipitation in dryland crop production is critical for maximizing yield. Low rainfall dryland crop production globally is vulnerable to climatic variability. This work introduces and evaluates previously unconsidered alternative management practices to increase crop...

The purpose of this research is to explore the management functions involved in supporting the tobacco industry in the Republic of North Macedonia. The study aims to analyze the role of management functions, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, in the development and...