Video: Josette Lewis, Director of Agriculture, USAID on Public-Private Partnerships and Agricultural Technologies

Public-Private Partnerships to Develop and Spread New Agricultural Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: New Thinking, Emerging Models

The Role of the US in Stimulating Public-Private Partnerships for African Agricultural Development – Josette Lewis, USAID 

Video from the keynote of this event. 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 will discuss 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.