The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is an African public-private partnership, led by Africans and designed to respond to the needs of resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Its mission is food security and poverty reduction, and its structure and operations will draw upon the best practices and resources of both the public and private sectors. In pursuing its mission, the AATF will link the needs of resource-poor farmers with potential technological solutions; it will acquire technologies from technology providers through royalty free licenses or agreements along with associated materials and know how for use on behalf of Africa's resource-poor farmers; it will establish partnerships with existing institutions to adapt agricultural technology to African circumstances; it will ensure compliance with all laws associated with the use of these technologies; and it will promote the wide distribution of the technologies as appropriate.

More information is available at the AATF website http://www.aftechfound.org