Partnerships

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of #ZeroHunger by 2030, a strong partnership between agricultural organisations, communities, and governments is required. This will pave the way for policy framework development and resource mobilisation, resulting in a much quicker response to threats of hunger and food insecurity.

Collaborations between the public and private sector enable goals, resources, expertise, and risks to be shared, and thus ensure scientific innovations are available to farmers globally.

The benefits of these partnerships, however, go beyond mere transfer of knowledge and technologies. Other benefits of public and private sector participation on the fight against world hunger and food insecurity include:

• Strengthening of farm entrepreneurship for stronger local agribusiness
• Ensuring of sustainable farming practices through alignment of local standards to international best practice
• Consistent monitoring from expert organisations for responsible agricultural management
• Promotion of social and economic inclusion among farming communities

CropLife Asia and their member companies have continuously been engaged in various public-private sector partnerships. Some of the initiatives includes:

• Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) with GiZ
• ASEAN Safe Nutritious Food Alliance with US- and EU-ASEAN Business Council
• Sustainable Rice Platform
• ASEAN Pesticide Management Harmonization

Indeed, a single-sector programme will not be enough to combat food crisis. It requires both private and public sectors to come together, so they can maximise the impact of their individual experiences and resources, and direct them where they are most needed.