UNIDROIT 16d ago

*Webinar: 2025 #UNIDROIT Essay Competition Winners – A Decade of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming* The winners of the UNIDROIT Essay Competition, dedicated to the 10th Anniversary of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming, present their diverse research findings. This year's competition was supported by the International Law Institute (ILI) and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation. Presenters & Winning Entries: (00:07:54) *First Position* : From Soft Law to Field Realities: Examining the Influence of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Contract Farming Guide in Malawi’s Sugarcane Sector – Andrew Umali (Malawi) (00:26:30) *Third Position* : A Decade of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming: Prospects for Equitable Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers in Uganda’s Coffee Sector – Ayerango Patricia (Uganda) (00:44:06) *Fourth Position* : Sens et portée du Guide juridique sur l’agriculture contractuelle dans un contexte de pluralisme juridique : le cas des pays d’Afrique subsaharienne – Samir Zime Yerima (Senegal). The presentation is delivered in French. (00:54:42) *Fifth Position* : Invisible Partners: Strengthening Gender Equality in Agricultural Contracting through the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide – Berk Eker (Australia) The webinar is opened by Professor Don Wallace, Chairman of the #ILI. The panel and presentations are moderated by UNIDROIT Deputy Secretary-General Professor Anna Veneziano. The discussion also features UNIDROIT Legal Officers leading the work on agricultural development: Priscila Pereira de Andrade and Philine Wehling.