NGO recommendations on Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Entrepreneurs and Agribusiness Investment Window

We welcome the publication of the European Commission document explaining the rationale, operation and possible policy actions in the field of agriculture under the European External Investment Plan (EIP). The below reactions and recommendations are formulated with the objective of strengthening the human rights-based approach of this investment window, and ensuring it is pro-poor and effectively contributes to smallholders’ and women’s economic empowerment, in line with the EFSD regulation.