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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
Rural Outreach Program
ISSN: 1684-5358 EISSN: 1684-5358
Vol. 19, No. 1, 2019, pp. 14137-14155
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Bioline Code: nd19016
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2019, pp. 14137-14155
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The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Ensuring Technology Access for Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Mangeni, Bonphace
Abstract
Public-private partnerships in agriculture are collaborative mechanisms in which actors
in research fields and the private sector share resources, risk and generate innovation
for the development of the agricultural sector, including the livestock, forestry, and
fisheries sectors. Possible partners include research institutes, universities, and public
extension agencies, producer associations, businesses, and individual producers in the
private sector. In sub-Saharan Africa countries, these partnerships are often supported
by government and international cooperation agencies. Collaborative partnerships are a
key mechanism in developing reliable delivery streams for technology. Collaborative
partnerships can also effectively bridge the gap between the distinctive competencies of
the public and private sector, respectively, to better meet the needs of farmers.
Interactions between publically-funded institutions and private sector entities occur in
several areas such as seed production, farm implements and machinery production,
disease diagnostics and vaccines manufacture, value-addition, and post-harvest
agricultural processing and product quality testing and evaluation. This review focuses
on the role played by PPPs in disseminating acceptable technology to farmers, explores
the current state of the field, and details approaches and methods for establishment and
promotion of PPPs in sub-Saharan Africa.
Keywords
Partnerships; Technology; Public; Private; Farmers
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