#AskAg Twitter Chat: Creating Successful Public-Private Partnerships
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Public-private partnerships (PPPs) offer opportunities to achieve inclusive development objectives within value chains. By partnering directly with value chain actors, from farmers and local input suppliers to traders and multi-national corporations, PPPs have the power to spur economic growth that benefits the poor. However, they can also fail in planning for long-term benefits to rural communities in development contexts.
This month’s #AskAg Twitter Chat examined what makes a successful PPP for implementing inclusive development projects.
This event came at the heels of the Global Partnership Week, a collaboration among the United States Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development and Concordia. It recognizes the importance of partnerships for advancing the fight against hunger and poverty.
Twitter Accounts to Follow:
| Will Surman: @SurmanWill |
| Ethan Budiansky: @EZBudiansky |
| Natalie Pregibon: @ConcordiaSummit |
| Matthew Krause: @FTF_PI |
Potential Guiding Questions:
- Why develop PPPs within agricultural value chains?
- How do you initiate and/or build successful PPPs?
- What are the biggest challenges to building strong PPPs?
- How do you ensure communications across diverse stakeholders within PPPs?
- What are the benefits and/or impacts of PPPs for smallholder farmers?
How to Participate:
- If you are new to Twitter, visit Twitter.com to sign up for an account. (For more tips on getting started, check out our Twitter training.)
- Explore the guiding questions that will be discussed during the chat.
- Join us for discussion by using the hashtag #AskAg and following @Agrilinks.
- You can also follow on Twubs or through the livestream below.
Livestream
Speakers
Will Surman
CropLife International
Will Surman is the communications manager at CropLife International. He was brought up on a family farm in the United Kingdom and has worked in international agriculture and development throughout his career. In 2004, he was a researcher for a member of the European Parliament on the Agriculture Committee, then worked as an agricultural journalist in Argentina and London and finally returned to Brussels in 2011 to work as a communications advisor to the UK National Farmers Union. He has worked as the communications manager at CropLife International since 2013, where a large focus of his work has been to highlight the role of plant science in sustainable agriculture and promote industry partnerships to improve stewardship training for farmers around the world.
Ethan Budiansky
World Cocoa Foundation
Ethan Budiansky works at the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and has experience in natural resource management, international development and program management, specializing in agroforestry, sustainable agriculture and agribusiness development. Prior to joining WCF, Ethan was head of international programs at Trees for the Future, where he managed agroforestry and sustainable agriculture programs in Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Haiti. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal from 2002 to 2004. He holds a Bachelors degree in Zoology from Connecticut College and Masters degrees in International Affairs from American University in Washington, DC, and in Natural Resource Management from the University for Peace in Costa Rica.
Natalie Pregibon
Concordia
Natalie Pregibon is responsible for crafting and executing the various research initiatives at Concordia. She manages Concordia's most recognized research product, the Concordia Partnership Index, which ranks countries based on their readiness and need to engage in public-private partnerships. Natalie's expertise is in designing and conducting rigorous evaluations to determine the effectiveness of policies and programs. She graduated from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs with a bachelor’s degree. She also holds a master of public administration from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, with a specialization in policy analysis.
Matthew Krause
Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation
Matthew Krause is the Partnership Development Lead at Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation. This USAID program helps the private sector to scale and market agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers through commercialization grants and knowledge exchange. The program also facilitates partnerships between USAID Missions and the private sector, and designs effective business development and engagement tools.
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