Workshop for Government Officials in the United Republic of Tanzania on Negotiating Better Agricultural Investment Contracts and Reforming Investment Treaties

IISD will deliver a 3-day in-person training for government officials in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focusing on two critical issues: strengthening the design and negotiation of investment contracts to enhance agricultural and forestry investment governance and the reform of international investment agreements (IIAs).

This training will provide practical guidance and explore:

• The relationship between IIAs, investment contracts, and national laws and their role in attracting sustainable investment
• Legal risks associated with IIAs and investor–state contracts in agriculture and forestry
• How investor–state contracts can be designed and negotiated to mitigate risks posed by foreign direct investment in agriculture and forestry sectors
• Legal tools that could promote more responsible investment in agriculture, including model contracts, memorandums of understanding, and institutional frameworks
• How investment treaties impact national policy space and strategies for reform
• National strategies to align investment policies with sustainable development goals

Officials in attendance for this workshop include:

• President’s Office – Planning and Investment    
• Attorney General’s Office (Mainland & Zanzibar)
• Solicitor General’s Office
• President’s Office – Labour and Investment (Zanzibar)
• Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs
• Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources, and Livestock  
• Ministry of Finance
• Tanzania Investment Centre
• Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority
• Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania