Programme news
Our Risk and Reward Model (RRM) for smarter land-based investment decisions
The RRM helps visualize how investments perform not just financially, but in terms of social inclusion and environmental responsibility – helping stakeholders make more balanced
Business Transformation Labs in action
Business Transformation Labs (BTLs) are a structured, evidence-driven co-creation process used by the TLI programme to strengthen the performance and resilience of land-based inves
Bridging sustainability and profit: Introducing the TLI Agroecology Toolkit
In the complex landscape of land-based investments, balancing environmental integrity with social equity and economic viability is a significant challenge. To address this, we have
Continuous engagement
As the TLI project wrapped up in December 2025, we gathered to hear evidence and stories of impact, and discuss how the TLI methods can inform ongoing policy, partnership and ways
Strengthening sustainability in Lao agriculture: aligning LaoGAP with agroecology
s Laos continues its transition toward greener, more competitive agriculture, an important question is emerging: How can farmers, markets and policy frameworks evolve together to
Business Transformation Labs
Land-based investment in agriculture and forestry often succeeds technically but struggles operationally when coordination breaks down: unclear expectations, weak information flows
Reimagining farming systems in Ghana
At the heart of Ghana’s farmlands, farmers and facilitators came together to explore how agroecology can strengthen livelihoods and ecosystems alike.
Promoting responsible land-based investment: A Business Transformation Lab in Laos
In the heart of Laos, the Business Transformation Lab (BTL) process is helping land-based investors, such as Saffron Coffee, to reshape the future of agriculture and community deve
Can co-creation save sustainability? What Kenya’s tea sector crisis reveals about global standards and local realities
Kenya’s decision to sever ties with Rainforest Alliance certification in its tea sector is a reminder of the fragile trust between global systems and local stakeholders. At TLI,
Unlocking inclusive investment: Mozambique’s journey toward transformative land Governance
This Mozambique appraisal reinforces a global message: that fair, inclusive, and transparent investment frameworks are essential for turning land-based development into a force for
Rethinking investment: Lessons from Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s experience is not unique. Across the Global South, countries are grappling with similar tensions: how to attract investment without displacing communities; how to bala
Enabling environment assessments
As this busy year wraps up, we're launching the draft versions of our synthesis reports on the existing enabling policy and legal frameworks in five countries against our 14 TLI pr
Our GIS-based tool to visualise economic, social, and environmental risks and rewards
How can land investments drive sustainable development? The Risk-Reward Model (RRM), co-created by CIFOR-ICRAF, SNV, Land Equity International, and local multi-stakeholder platform
Enabling Environment Assessments for Ghana
We set out to appraise the policies, regulations and incentives that guide land-based investment in Ghana and identify the gaps and opportunities that exist for transformative land