Agricultural technology companies (AgTechs) have become increasingly important actors in addressing the persistent challenges faced by smallholder farmers and value chain actors in emerging markets; particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through innovative; often digital; solutions and business models; AgTechs have shown to boost productivity; expand market access; and strengthen agriculture value chains in cost-effective ways. Despite their importance; AgTechs still face key barriers that limit their growth; including a significant funding gap; fragmented markets; and difficulty reaching and driving adoption by smallholder farmers and rural customers. These constraints limit their potential to drive agricultural transformation; improve farmer livelihoods; and enhance food security.To address these challenges; the World Bank; through the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF)1; has implemented several AgTech programs; including (i) the Food Forward program; which developed tools; platforms; and knowledge products around adopting digital technologies and data for agriculture; and (ii) the One Million Farmer Platform (OMFP); which provides technical assistance and mentorship to innovative AgTech companies in Kenya to help them scale their technologies to improve the productivity and profitability of over one million farmers. These programs have shown that stronger private sector engagement can enhance Kenya’s agricultural innovation ecosystem and provide the support needed to scale new technologies and business models to achieve impact outcomes.These World Bank programs exist alongside a multitude of other AgTech-focused initiatives. In 2024; AgTechs in Kenya received around $947 million in investment; accounting for 58% of total AgTech funding in Africa; with over 58 different AgTech incubators; accelerators; and technical assistance providers. However; most of the funding continues to be early stage and concessional; with investments and initiatives often fragmented and uncoordinated; resulting in duplication and inefficiencies. In this context; the World Bank; with the support of the KWPF; is proposing to test a new approach with the piloting of a public-private partnership facility (the “PPP Facility”) that can bring together government and private sector actors and resources to coordinate and facilitate a range of services to AgTech stakeholders; including AgTech innovators; enterprise support organizations; investors; and government agencies; efficiently and sustainably.Such an initiative would be key for strengthening AgTech ecosystems in the Global South. Tested in Kenya it would also serve as a model for other markets. Supported by the KWPF; the Facility will draw on best practices from Korea and other countries to establish a sustainable mechanism for coordinating and enhancing the enabling environment for AgTechs; while accelerating the adoption of AgTech solutions in Kenya by agricultural and rural customers. The knowledge developed by the pilot will also work to complement and support the work being done by the World Bank’s National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NAVCDP) and Digital Agriculture Roadmap; and align with the Government of Kenya’s Agricultural Sector Growth and Transformation Strategy (ASTGS); Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA); both of which identify digital technologies as central to the country’s agricultural transformation.