Public-Private Partnerships to Develop and Spread New Agricultural Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Event co-sponsors:
- IFDC
- Syngenta Foundation
- The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
- CSIS
Innovative public-private partnerships are emerging to meet the imperative of mobilizing new resources and developing new agricultural technologies throughout the value chain. Leaders from these sectors discussed the importance of these alliances; the topics they address, the challenge of ensuring that results reach smallholder farmers, and the role of foundations and governments in stimulating partnerships for agricultural technology in sub-Saharan Africa.
8:30am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am: Welcome – Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, CSIS
9:10am: Setting the Stage: Challenges for African Agriculture through 2050 — John Lamb, World Bank
9:30am-11:30am: Panel Discussion – moderated by Boaz Blackie Keizire, African Union and Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, CSIS
Q and A
11:30am-11:55am: The Role of the US in Stimulating Public-Private Partnerships for African Agricultural Development – Josette Lewis, USAID
Q and A
11:55am: Closing – Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, CSIS
