Abstract
From meeting with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize farmers in South Africa and Egypt to chatting with Bt cotton farmers in Burkina Faso and regulators in Tanzania, several key lessons were derived on trust building for improving success in innovative PPP projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Public suspicion of the private sector and genetically modified (GM) technology was cited as a major barrier to building trust between the PPP projects and the public, and, occasionally, between the PPP projects and the regulatory bodies of the government. When conducting these workshops, acknowledgement of the different literacy levels among, and different languages spoken by, all members of the community was important for effectively communicating information about the technology. Farmers and private sector representatives seeking to build trust to foster the success of their projects can all benefit from following proper agronomic practices.
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1 Sandra Rotman Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (GRID:grid.17063.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 2157 2938); African Centre for Innovation and Leadership Development, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria (GRID:grid.17063.33); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (GRID:grid.17063.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 2157 2938)