By building capacity for and understanding of how economies can establish public private partnership (PPP) investments, it will help enhance the resilience of agri-food supply chains, including through the adoption of digital technologies that are advanced, affordable and practical. The project will help economies consider and design customised early-stage venture capital (VC) structures in partnership with the private sector and help promote direct investment and entrepreneurial activity that address key supply chain resilience challenges. It will also demonstrate potential pathways to assist in launching these types of structures, within existing regulatory frameworks, thus backing regional and international startups in delivering scalable solutions with measurable strategic and financial impact. The project will engage APEC economies, producers, private partners, research institutes, investors, startups, other APEC subfora and ABAC.