Recommendations for "Private Sector (76 results)"
Multi-stakeholder dialogues built on evidence-based arguments can help bring together different perspectives, as long as they are developed in an inclusive manner. In order for research to have a real-world impact, implementing agencies, civil society organisations, farmer organisations and private sector actors need to be involved at various stages. However, the role of the private sector, including potential vested interests, should be openly discussed and scrutinized, particularly in relation to blended finance models.
2020
Insurance schemes need to overcome the capital and credit constraints that limit smallholder demand for insurance, something that the current push for weather-based index insurance has been criticized for lacking.
2013
Increase smallholder access to information and communication technologies (ICTs), which offers a wealth of opportunities to acquire real-time market information—on, for example, prices, demand, quality standards, and weather. Access to such technologies needs to be accompanied by efforts from the public and private sectors to improve both the information content of ICTs and the ability of potential users to employ these technologies.
2013
Shift the focus of financing efforts toward more medium- and long-term financing mechanisms to support commercially oriented capital investments by smallholders, such as machinery and storage facilities, which are critical for increasing productivity and modernizing smallholder agriculture
2013
Effective public‑private partnerships, good regulations to crowd‑in the private sector and policy coherence are needed to improve digital infrastructure and skills in rural areas and to facilitate the uptake of digital technologies, especially in agricultural and food markets of developing countries.
2020
Private standards often complement public regulation, for example, by referring to sustainability attributes such as environmental protection or ethical sourcing. Moreover, private standards may also fill the gap created by missing public regulation or enforce more stringent requirements than foreseen in national regulations.
2020
Collaboration between the public sector, the private sector and communities is key to ensuring comprehensive, coherent and complementary actions.
2018
Foster transparent and inclusive business models and partnerships, including public private partnerships, to promote sustainable development.
2014
States have a key role in providing public goods and services necessary for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems, including infrastructure, energy, environmental protection, research and development, education, health, nutrition, and childcare services, among others, especially in rural areas. They are encouraged to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory access to these services.
2014
Appeal to financial institutions to develop innovative agriculture finance and risk management tools including responsible private-public partnerships better targeted on farmers’ needs.
2017
Promote aligned actions and coherence in implementation, among all stakeholders including developing country partners, other donors, including through the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD), international and regional organizations, multilateral development banks, researchers and academics, and philanthropic organizations. Foster continued collaboration with the private sector and civil society, including through the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, and seek opportunities to engage in multi-stakeholder dialogue, making full use of relevant fora and platforms on food security and nutrition, particularly the CFS.
2016
We underline the importance of increasing public and private investment in sustainable agriculture, rural development and environmental protection in cooperation with international organisations. It is essential to tackle climate change impacts and ensure sustainable management of water, forests and other natural resources, while considering demographic growth.
2009
Public policies and resources such as procurement and public development banks’ funds can help to address market failures and provide greater risk tolerance than what other financial institutions can, thus also stimulating responsible private investment and blended finance.
2021
Improve understanding and managing of climate risks, leveraging the power of the private sector and of local national and international agriculture research organisations and knowledge institutes, as well as focusing on sustainable management and use of natural resources that are essential to food systems.
2021
Facilitate smooth and timely adoption by producers and stakeholders, including collaboration with non agro-food sectors, in order to maximize their full potential in raising productivity and sustainability of the agro-food sector.
2019
Increase efforts to engage with the private sector in making the investments and developing the technologies and best practices needed to enhance productivity, efficiency and sustainability in food value chains.
2018
Include a wide range of sectors and other stakeholders to engage in investment dialogue and welcome innovative cooperation modalities to promote responsible investment facilitation.
2018
Encourage public-private cooperation, supporting the scientific community for the research and development of new antimicrobials as well as new technologies (e.g. rapid diagnostics, vaccines and alternative treatments) that help prevent infection and reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use.
2018
Pursue greater agricultural investment consistent with the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
2016
Encourage private sector and other stakeholders to engage in investment dialogue and exchanges, broaden channels for agricultural investment and financing, and promote agricultural investment facilitation.
2016
Engage the private sector in developed and developing countries, so as to meet the demand of the growing world population and address the sluggish agricultural growth and uneven regional development.
2016
Increase efforts to promote responsible investment in agriculture and food systems that lead to higher productivity, inclusive growth, poverty reduction and improved food security and nutrition and are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
2015
Increase efforts to effectively engage with the private sector to pursue common goals.
2015
Improve coordination among responsible government authorities for the identification and implementation of policies to promote responsible public and private investments in infrastructure, irrigation, protection of soils, open and transparent markets, technologies, knowledge sharing, rural services including financial services, extension and advisory services, social protection programs, health and safety at work, employment services and vocational training and education.
2015
In addition to public efforts, the private sector has an important role in making the investments and developing the technologies and good practices needed to enhance productivity, efficiency and sustainability in food value chains and efforts should be increased to engage with the private sector.
2015
Ensure that food systems are more equitable and work for the world’s most marginalized producers, consumers and workers. The global private sector has a great responsibility here.
2020
Support private and public sector investment in, and state-facilitated development of, peri-urban and urbanagriculture in order to bring fresh foods, especially perishable horticultural products that are rich in micronutrients, closer to markets.
2020
A financial mechanism supplemented by public and private contributions should be established to support the proposed multilateral agreement and the implementation of national FSN strategies and policies.
2020
Strike an appropriate balance in food systems research between public and private sectors, including participatory research programmes that incorporate traditional knowledge.
2020
Improved roads, ports and market infrastructure need to be coupled with expanded private-sector-driven access to mobile connectivity.
2019
Encourage private sector initiatives to foster women’s empowerment, including adoption of standards for gender equity, women’s empowerment, and women’s leadership
2020
Progress at the necessary scale requires large increases in R&D funding, and flexible regulations that encourage private industry to develop and market new technologies.
2019
Novel protein development can be taken to scale through public-private investments. The potential is obvious, but it needs to gain momentum. Novel protein production can add greatly to traditional animal-derived proteins at a low environmental cost.
2021
Base supply chain governance on social norms, public policies and private investment. Because SMEs face challenges in standards compliance, transforming food systems requires a combination of public policies, private investments and social networks to foster adherence to norms – whether for product quality, food safety, decent labour conditions or sustainable practices. Investments are needed to improve midstream SMEs’ market access, to build their human capital and to expand their financial opportunities – all within a highly informal network-based structure
2021
The most advanced food systems need to embrace engagement in public-private partnerships and reliance on voluntary standards as leading governance principles.
2021
Support the moderate intake of processed foods and UPFs through incentives for responsible business innovation processes and standard setting facilities for the food environment – because producers are most likely to respond positively to a combination of enabling and constraining incentives.
2021
Focus the food policy agenda on tailoring public investment programmes and government procurement, combined with responsible private-sector innovations and market incentives to diversify diets and make food choices healthier and more sustainable.
2021
Steer private-sector investments towards the production and marketing of high-quality food items through varied types of local food outlets that are close to consumers, provide convenience and maintain short rural-urban linkages.
2021
Support initiatives which bring private sector actors to the table with policymakers, civil society and researchers to explore sustainable food system solutions.
2022
Facilitate the co-design of policy mechanisms between the private sector (including larger firms, MSMEs and farmers’ organizations), national governments and other stakeholders.
2022
Invest in public-private partnerships, which can extend the reach of resilient market-based solutions to poorer producers and communities through inclusive business models.
2022
De-risk investment by the MSME sector and market relations between larger firms and small-scale suppliers.
2022
Balance the keeping of data and genetic resources as a public good while creating incentives for private sector investment in sustainable food systems research.
2022
Support value chain development projects which create the conditions and investable project propositions for private financing.
2022
Renew collective efforts across donors, the financial sector, governments and development agencies/non-governmental organizations to provide the financial and business support services needed by the micro-, small- and medium-scale enterprise (MSME) sector.
2022
Donors need to be focused on mobilizing additional investments from national governments and the private sector.
2021
Seek partnerships with private impact investors and identify business cases and related financing instruments best suited for co-investing with agroecological entrepreneurs, working with small-scale producers in aggregation and commercialization.
2021
Governments should create stronger enabling environments to attract private sector investment for agrifood innovations and to spur adoption of improved technologies and practices, including resetting distortionary market incentives created by agricultural support and trade regulations and improving regulation for safeadoption and market acceptance of new technologies.
2022
Policy incentives are necessary to encourage shops to stock and sell greater amounts of fresh and minimally processed foods, for instance, by improving their cold storage facilities.
2023
The availability of healthier food outlets in particular areas across the rural–urban continuum can be improved through land-use planning and zoning regulations; tax credits or exemptions; or licensing agreements.
2023
For street foods, important food safety actions include ensuring a supply of water of acceptable quality for food preparation, clean places for preparation and consumption of food, sanitary facilities for workers in food outlets, training for street vendors and consumer education. Interventions at national and local government levels are also required to ensure nutritional quality for street foods in each local situation.
2023
There are opportunities to invest in processing SMEs, through the identification of specific value chains and products that can both be nutritious and provide value-added livelihood opportunities for value chain participants.
2023
Better linkages between producers, agro-industrial processors, agricultural and non-agricultural services, and other downstream segments of the agrifood value chain could provide more opportunities for SME development and, from a spatial perspective, could turn small and intermediate cities and towns (SICTs) into crucial “food exchange” nodes.
2023
Traceability data, including through mobile applications, helps inform consumers about the origin of food sold in supermarkets, promoting transparency in pricing and making supply chains more efficient and accountable.
2023
Online food sharing services can gather and redistribute food surpluses across local communities and supermarkets in urban and rural areas, thus helping to reduce food waste. They can also have a positive impact on food environments, especially when surplus nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables are “rescued” and redistributed.
2023
Monitor and regulate, as appropriate, corporate power asymmetries in food systems governance and decision-making, and the food security and nutrition implications of the expansion of large agribusiness and food corporations.
2023
Identify and manage conflicts of interest between more powerful and less powerful groups in food systems, including where private sector interests and public policy goals conflict; and protect research against undue influence, bias and corruption.
2023
States, intergovernmental organizations, the private sector and civil society should make equity-sensitive investments in supply chains and in disadvantaged areas.
2023
Governments should establish or strengthen science- and evidence-based, regulatory and context-specific policy frameworks to guide private and public sector activities related to food systems and nutrition.
2021
Governments, where appropriate, should encourage private sector food actors, including local private sector, to work towards more environmentally sustainable and safe packaging of products.
2021
Governments should develop policies to encourage private sector to produce more nutritious foods and design food outlets, including markets, restaurants, and other places where food is sold or served, that encourage the placement of safe and nutritious and sustainably produced foods that contribute to healthy diets.
2021
In collaboration with relevant actors, including the private sector, promote local, national, regional and global markets, and their interconnections, as appropriate, that enhance food security and nutrition, strengthen supply chains in particular local ones and demonstrate concrete contributions to sustainable agriculture and food systems, that do not impact negatively on livelihoods.
2019
Consider options for impartial convening of collaborative planning processes that enable all development partners (including the private sector) to come to a neutral table.
2023
Mobilize financial support and investment (diverse funding mechanisms, including private sector investments, green deals, equity funds, innovative finance [e.g. green bonds] and financial incentives linked to climate change initiatives [like voluntary carbon markets]) for protection and restoration.
2023
Foster partnerships between public and private sectors to invest in infrastructure, logistics, and technology innovations that streamline the supply chain and minimize losses.
2023
Develop innovation transfer and upscale successful aquaculture examples through cooperation programmes and public-private partnerships.
2023
Incorporate environmental, social and governance considerations in private sector decision-making.
2024
Provide restaurants with guidelines, training and resources to mitigate food waste.
2024
Prioritize – together with private‑sector actors – support for innovation and technologies for small businesses and projects that connect consumers to smallholder farmers through apps and delivery services, such as community‑supported agriculture programmes.
2024
Governments should engage in innovative partnerships with the private sector to commercialize more smallholders and SMEs. These might include public–private partnerships to help deliver financial services and insurance to small farms, and organizing small farms into groups for marketing purposes.
2017
Going forward, existing grant funding should be used in a more strategic way. Grants should be used to leverage and de-risk private investments through blending mechanisms and public, private and producer partnerships to create an enabling environment for the agriculture sector to grow inclusively. Focus should be on ensuring these investments grow, while also using the funds more efficiently and in a more targeted way, in particular, with an intent to leverage as much private sector funding as possible or to pave the way for private sector investment. Grants should also be used to finance global public goods, and solely in support of the poorest countries.
2020
Encourage responsible public and private investment, including foreign direct investment consistent with national regulations, and provide other forms of adequate financing, including official development assistance, that supports implementation of sustainable agricultural development, including livestock, particularly for smallholders, including those that are family farmers, and pastoralists;
2016
Value chains investments designed in collaboration with the private sector
2019
Public-private partnerships for agri-food system strengthening, focusing on major staples, livestock and horticulture: Markets for major staples, livestock and horticulture offer the greatest opportunities for income growth and livelihood improvement for smallholder farmers across the globe
2016
Public-private partnerships for agri-food system upgrading. Coordination and linkage support to key supply-chain participants, including farmers, FOs and SMEs, would benefit management and transparency of supply chains, quality of final products and profit stability of the value-chain actors.
2016
Create an enabling environment for positive private sector contributions to making food systems inclusive, and manage trade-offs among different policy goals
2020