Giles Henley

Research Officer 2, Agricultural Development and Policy

Giles has a background in agricultural development and environment. Giles is working within the Agriculture Development and Policy Programme on land governance issues in the context of land acquisitions and links between emerging economies and Africa. Prior to joining ODI, Giles spent the last 7 years in China on agriculture and forestry issues in Asia and Africa.

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The possible shape of a Land Transparency Initiative

Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 October 2013

Anna Locke and Giles Henley

This report provides input into discussions on a global land transparency initiative, which was the focus of talks at the recent G8 Summit in June 2013.

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Literature review of property rights and development

Publication - Bibliography and literature reviews - 13 August 2013

Anna Locke, Giles Henley, Nathaniel Mason, Peter Newborne, Pilar Domingo, Michael Mattingly

This study aims to look at the state of evidence on the link between secure property rights and development, with an emphasis on recent evidence in African countries, and identify where there are significant gaps that need to be plugged by further research.

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Diverting grain from animal feed and biofuels: can it protect the poor from high food prices?

Publication - Research reports and studies,Briefing papers - 3 July 2013

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Anna Locke, Giles Henley, Sharada Keats and Steve Wiggins

This ODI Briefing and research report explore the potential of temporarily diverting grain from animal feed to human consumption as a way to dampen the impact of volatile cereal prices on the poor.

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Shining a light on land deals: sharing lessons for transparency

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 14 June 2013

The ‘3Ts’ of the G8 summit – tax, trade and transparency – are interlinked, especially through the axis between transparency and tax, as Kevin Watkins outlines. Discussions on tax are bringing to light the hidden worlds of corporate tax avoidance and tax evasion by individuals, whereas – led by the UK – the transparency agenda is focusing on land, open data and extractives.

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