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Mobilizing technologies, innovations, knowledge and expertise to reshape food systems
FAO fosters partnerships with private sector "The world needs a strong, efficient and dynamic FAO. And FAO needs strong reliable partnerships with you," said the FAO chief. The meeting provided a platform to discuss and strengthen partnerships for realizing the much-needed transformation in food systems, and mobilizing all available technologies, innovations, knowledge and expertise
to achieve positive impact at scale in the agriculture sectors. FAO presented the new Hand-in-Hand Initiative to representatives of the private sector and foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Danone, as well as UN entities and other institutions,
with the aim of garnering support and feedback. The initiative looks at bringing countries with the highest poverty and hunger rates together with developed countries to support development efforts in the Least Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed
Small Island Developing States, and countries affected by food crises. Overall, FAO works to make private sector investments compliant with the Sustainable Development Goals across the agricultural value chain.
For example, FAO's AgrInvest is a program being implemented in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger, and Burkina Faso that leverages development funding to unlock private investments for the agri-food sector.
Participants at the FAO Partnership Breakfast, Thursday 26 September 2019, New York included: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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