Year of publication 2019

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 60 p.

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Author FAO

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Book (series)

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Series title Thematic Evaluation Series

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Series number 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) FAO adopted its Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector in 2013 to promote more private sector involvement in its programmes and operations, responding to calls of Member States. While there has been progress in establishing new partnerships, FAO has not fully capitalized on the potential of its partnership efforts, unlike several other United Nations agencies, which have developed new partnership strategies in response to the private sector emphasis of the 2030 Agenda. FAO’s private sector partnerships, linked to its Strategic Objectives, are generally limited in size and scope, demonstrating little replicability or sustainability of results. Most of the constraints are down to FAO’s internal processes and modus operandi, which hinder private sector engagement. The evaluation recommends that FAO develop a new vision on collaborating with the private sector, detailing its approaches in response to the 2030 Agenda and emerging development trends, and identify priority thematic areas for collaboration, ahead of an eventual revision of the Strategy and its guidelines. It also recommends the improvement of FAO’s internal partnership identification and management processes, and greater use of lessons learned from current partnerships.

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Briefing note

Annex 1. Terms of Reference

Annex 2. Evaluation synthesis study

Annex 3. Comparator study

Annex 4. Timeline of Private Sector Strategy

Annex 5. Logical map of evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations

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