Engaging the Private Sector: Leveraging for Sustainable Success
Channel: Agrilinks
Date: 2014-06-04

At the 2014 Feed the Future Global Forum, we heard four experts discuss successful strategies for leveraging public funds and the private sector for maximum impact. The panel was moderated by Chris Jurgens, Division Chief at Global Partnerships at the USAID Global Development Lab.

Private sector engagement is vital to achieving sustainability and scale in agricultural  development programs. In this session, panelists from DuPont, Grow Africa, Oxfam America and the Tanzania Horticultural Association described how their organizations operate where smallholder-driven agricultural development intersects with private-sector investment. 

The plenary had two goals. First, attendees gained a better understanding of what is needed to promote benefit-sharing between smallholders and the private sector when establishing partnerships. Second, panelists explored key considerations for protecting and promoting smallholders' and private-sector interests when advocating for policy reforms to improve the agricultural enabling environment.