The Brussels Development Briefing no. 52 on “Food safety: a critical part of the food system in Africa ” took place on 19 September 2018 from 09h00 to 13h00, ACP Secretariat, Brussels 451 Avenue Georges Henri, 1200 Brussels. This Briefing was organised by the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in collaboration with the European Commission (DG DEVCO & DG Health and Food Safety), the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and the Global Food Safety Partnership.

1. Enabling the private sector to
support food safety in domestic markets
Brussels Policy Briefing #52, September 19, 2018
Food safety: a critical part of the food system in Africa
Kelley Cormier, Division Chief,
Bureau for Food Security, USAID

2. Outline
● USAID’s Approach to Private Sector Engagement
● Food Safety in the Context of the USG Global Food
Security Strategy (GFSS)
● Approach to Private Sector Engagement in the
Context of Increasing Food Safety in Domestic
Markets

3. USAID’s Private Sector Engagement (PSE)
Approach
Mandate for USAID staff & partners to ask these questions every
time they approach a development or humanitarian issue:
PSE & market-
based
approaches as a
core component
of USAID’s self-
reliance theory of
change.
1) Could there be a market-based approach to
addressing this issue?
2) What are the roles/interests of the
private sector in addressing this issue?
3) Are there factors constraining the
private sector from involvement/ investment?
7/2/2018

4. Private Sector Engagement versus Private Sector
Development
Private Sector Engagement (PSE)
• Transactional Support: Direct or
indirect financing to support a
specific transaction
• Public-Private Partnerships:
Commitment of resources from
both sides.
• Informal Collaboration: No
formal resource commitments.
Private Sector Development (PSD)
• Strengthening the business
enabling environment
• PSD often focuses on providing
public goods, which facilitate
investment by all companies.
• Strengthen company and
government capacities to
participate in the market.

5. USG Global Food Security Strategy
Sustainable reduction in hunger, malnutrition, and poverty (GFSS Goal)
Well nourished population,
particularly women and
children (GFSS Obj. 3)
Inclusive and sustainable
agriculture led growth
(GFSS Obj. 1)
Increased availability and access to nutritious
food by bottom of the pyramid populations
Strengthened inclusive food processing
sector that is productive and profitable
Core TA to
Food
Processors
Linkages btw.
Processors
and Farmers
BDS and Access
to Finance
Strengthened
Distribution
Channels
Strengthened Resilience
among People and
Systems (GFSS Obj. 2)
Illustrative intermediate results for food safety outcomes:

6. A food system’s influence on diets
Inputs
Production
Processing
Transportation
Retailing
Marketing
Affordability
Accessibility
Acceptability
Food
Consumption
& Diets
Enabling
Environment

7. The Context
Diverse &
Changing Diets
Low Public &
Private Sector
Investment
Confusing &
Costly
Management
Systems
Threat to
Health &
GFSS
Investment

8. Enabling the Private Sector to Support Food Safety in
Domestic Markets: Both PSE and PSD
USAID Examples of PSE:
● Global Food Safety Partnership
● Partners in Food Solutions
(General Mills, Cargill, Royal
DSM, Buhler, Hershey, Land
O’Lakes, Ardent Mills)
● FTF Partnering for Innovation
● AgResults
USAID Examples of PSD:
● Food Safety Network (USAID,
USDA, U.S. FDA)
● Regional SPS Advisors
● FTF Partnering for Innovation
● Agriculture Finance and
Investment Platform

9. Core Principles for Action on Food Safety in Domestic Markets
1. Facilitate Collaboration among Food System Stakeholders,
including donors
2. Promote Expanded Markets for Safe and Nutritious Food through:
● Raising consumer demand for safe and nutritious food
● Addressing gaps in food safety through focus on food
systems
● Leveraging food industry leadership and aligning investment
● Empowering public sector actors, leading to strengthened
systems

10. Core Principles for Action on Food Safety in Domestic Markets
3. Encourage formal sector leadership and capacity building.
• Address enabling environment constraints.
• Improve access to finance for food and beverage SMEs.
4. Facilitate adoption of food safety best practices in the informal
sector.
• Remove obstacles and increase incentives and capacity to
improve good food safety practices
• Recognize role of gender

11. www.feedthefuture.gov