Public, Private Partnerships Needed to Revolutionize African Agric
February 2, 2007| |
An African agricultural revolution can happen if government action along with public and private partnerships is formed to support new technologies and investments. “We must work together to not only increase agricultural productivity in Africa to help people feed themselves, but also increase their profitability and help them move to farming as a source of income, ” said DuPont Group Vice President J. Erik. Fyrwald during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Fyrwald explained that the government must protect the rule of the law and intellectual property rights and develop policies and regulations to encourage intense agricultural growth, innovation and advanced technology development. “Public, private and non-profit institutions must invest in developing scientific expertise, appropriate technologies and agricultural research and development.”
The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
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