1. Group Discussion - Private Sector Investment and Partnership Critical areas Clear definition of roles: Government as a facilitator/regulator; provide infrastructure to facility investments. The private sector as a key drive for investments along the value chain. The civil society in terms of capacity building, resource mobilization and advocacy Create conducive private sector investment climate : policy, regulatory framework, land tenure etc. [in Sierra Leone, MoU with investors]; system for dialogue, monitoring, reporting; Public sector facilitate infrastructure Capacity building for small holders and indigenous private sector; long term investment opportunities Integrate small holders into small scale and large scale investments (land grabbing, poverty reduction etc)

2. Group Discussion - Private Sector Investment and Partnership Critical areas Special programmes for promoting youth and women farmers/smallholders Increase access to agri-business finance Value addition to capture more of the price to increase farmer and domestic income and create jobs Dedicated structure for PS: within government on value chain structuring, investment opportunities and facilitating the public-private sector co-ordination

3. Group Discussion - Private Sector Investment and Partnership How will progress be measured? Some preliminary indicators Number of agribusinesses registered and are actively operating Volume of formal investments (domestic and foreign) Volume of commercial bank loans: a)% going to agriculture b) ∆ in the portion of the loans going to agriculture

4. Group Discussion - Private Sector Investment and Partnership How will progress be measured? Establishment of Chambers of Agriculture where they do not exist; number of members; and share in sector and macro-economy Public sector reforms to facilitate PS Supporting data for Indicators must be available!

5. Group Discussion - Private Sector Investment and Partnership Is PS a theme or sub-theme? Private sector investments is not a theme but is THE Theme!