Public-Private Partnerships in Food and Agriculture
From feeding a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, to protecting soil, water & natural habitats, the world’s farmers are faced with many challenges. As a result, farmers need innovative solutions more than ever before. Through the partnership of the public & private sectors, innovative collaborations are providing farmers with access to plant science technologies, as well as new practices & knowledge, to help farmers meet these challenges. The map below showcases where & how the plant science industry is partnering with the public sector, NGOs & other members of the food value chain to improve farmers lands & livelihoods.
Benefits of public-private partnerships
Through the partnership of the public and private sectors, organizations are able to work together for mutual growth and benefit. These collaborations enable goals, resources, expertise and risk to be shared, ensuring scientific innovations become valuable tools for farmers. Successful public-private partnerships:
To ensure a sustainable, secure global food supply we need to continuously improve the tools and techniques available to farmers working in diverse ways and environments around the world. This involves not only developing new technologies, but also adapting and applying these innovations to local needs and conditions. It also involves ensuring they can be used effectively by skilled and well-informed farmers. Neither the private nor the public sector can achieve these aims on its own. But together they can combine and maximise the impact of their individual experiences and resources where it matters most – at the local level with our farmers around the world.
To learn more about how the plant science industry is engaging in partnerships around the globe download Working Together to Help Farmers: The Benefits of Public Private Partnerships.
Conserving water – the most important input for agriculture
Protecting agricultural land for future generations
Protecting the variety of life on Earth through higher yields and innovative techniques
Addressing climate change through innovative products and practices
Improving global nutrition through plant science innovation
Improving yields to help feed a growing world
Agricultural innovation to meet global challenges
Enabling farmers to improve their quality of life
Building rural prosperity and economies through agricultural productivity