over 8 years ago // Sponsored by University of Illinois' AgReach Program

Both governments and the private sector in developing countries are leading initiatives to improve agriculture, but could a more joined-up approach to project work be more fruitful? Three experts from the University of Illinois’ AgReach program explains why growth in public-private partnerships may be key to farming success.

over 8 years ago // Sponsored by University of Illinois' AgReach Program

Global donors and private organizations are increasingly financing agricultural development to progress toward eliminating hunger and improving livelihoods. Although a crucial support, agricultural extension is often overlooked. In this guest column, Austen Moore of the University of Illinois’s AgReach program explains how robust extension systems and the provision of technical and organizational services to farmers could offer huge gains in agricultural development.