FAO Workshop: Executive coaching for leaders in the public sector and food industry 23-25 July 2019 Kigali Rwanda
The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) clearly define the need for more constructive relationships between public policy, the private sector, research, science and education for all sectors including food and agriculture. Forging more intricate linkages in the agri-food sector that collectively focus on solutions that combat climate change, generate employment for young women and men, while also ensuring access to sufficient and nutritious food for all, will accelerate the achievement of the SDGs. This same vision is reflected under the 2014 Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agriculture Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods (2015-2025).
Involving private sector interests in the management of public goods such as food security, climate change and land entitlement is complex. It requires well-thought through processes adapted to each country, strong political will that allows a commercially-led approach to thrive alongside sustainable approaches to agri-food sector development. Positive innovations and change also need to be led by research, science and evidence-based analysis that is unbiased but, at the same time relevant to industry and consumers.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the aegis of its Food Systems programme, and in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), is supporting enhanced public and private sector collaboration for sustainable agri-food sector strategy design and implementation. This collaboration has included a field trip to Ireland in February 2018 by public and private sector agri-food representatives from 10 African countries to learn about the development of its successive agri-food sector strategic process articulated under Food Harvest 2020 and FoodWise 2025.
As a follow-up to this initiative, The Government of Rwanda, the AUC and FAO will host a sub-regional executive coaching to be led by Ms. Mary Shelman, former Director of the Harvard Business School’s Agribusiness Programme. The executive coaching will support the Country Agribusiness Partnerships Framework (CAP-F), a tool developed under the aegis of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Devleopment Programme (CAADP), to stimulate private sector inputs for the National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs).
Outputs will also address the need for national education systems, vocational and tertiary sectors to deliver programmes that respond to the human capital needs of the entire food industry – from food science and innovation to policy design. The belief is that high quality courses and programmes that attract and retain young talent in the sector, will result in highly qualified policy-makers and industry leaders that can shape responsible policies resulting in the growth of sustainable food systems and employment in the region.
Involving private sector interests in the management of public goods such as food security, climate change and land entitlement is complex. It requires well-thought through processes adapted to each country, strong political will that allows a commercially-led approach to thrive alongside sustainable approaches to agri-food sector development. Positive innovations and change also need to be led by research, science and evidence-based analysis that is unbiased but, at the same time relevant to industry and consumers.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the aegis of its Food Systems programme, and in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), is supporting enhanced public and private sector collaboration for sustainable agri-food sector strategy design and implementation. This collaboration has included a field trip to Ireland in February 2018 by public and private sector agri-food representatives from 10 African countries to learn about the development of its successive agri-food sector strategic process articulated under Food Harvest 2020 and FoodWise 2025.
As a follow-up to this initiative, The Government of Rwanda, the AUC and FAO will host a sub-regional executive coaching to be led by Ms. Mary Shelman, former Director of the Harvard Business School’s Agribusiness Programme. The executive coaching will support the Country Agribusiness Partnerships Framework (CAP-F), a tool developed under the aegis of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Devleopment Programme (CAADP), to stimulate private sector inputs for the National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs).
Outputs will also address the need for national education systems, vocational and tertiary sectors to deliver programmes that respond to the human capital needs of the entire food industry – from food science and innovation to policy design. The belief is that high quality courses and programmes that attract and retain young talent in the sector, will result in highly qualified policy-makers and industry leaders that can shape responsible policies resulting in the growth of sustainable food systems and employment in the region.
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