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<p>The New Alliance Leadership Council met on 2<sup>nd</sup> of June 2015. The UK
attended this meeting and a progress report was discussed, agreed and will be published
shortly on the New Alliance website.</p><p> </p><p>All parties investing under the
New Alliance commit to support implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible
Governance of Tenure of land, fisheries and forests, which are international guidelines
to make land investments transparent and accountable.</p><p> </p><p>Most of the investment
commitments made under the New Alliance involve agribusiness investments downstream
from the farm and are therefore not competing with small-scale farmers. Such investments
are critical to create jobs and new markets for small-scale farmers, and to help African
countries diversify out of primary commodity production. This will require investment
and growth along the agricultural value chain rather than just investment in small-scale
farmers’ food production.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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