22/02/2021 -
FAO Members endorsed a new Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2021-2025 at the last session of the governing Council in December 2020. The Strategy reflects FAO’s new forward-looking vision for strengthening engagement with the private sector towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As the key person in the core management team who led the consultations and negotiations on the new Strategy, FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth Bechdol speaks about why engaging with the private sector is so important for achieving the SDGs.
2020 ushered in the start of a Decade of Action - a call to speed up progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by their target date of 2030. From a partnerships perspective, what do we need in order to deliver on Agenda 2030?