; (B) applied agricultural research; and (C) technology deployment that reduces hunger and malnutrition; (2) to promote effective and data driven initiatives that increase agricultural productivity, reduce post-harvest loss, and increase global market access; (3) to set specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans that reflect international best practices relating to transparency, accountability, food and nutrition security, and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth; (4) to advocate for, incentivize, accept, and administer funds (including governmental, nongovernmental, private sector, and philanthropic organization funds, and earned income from market-based social enterprises) to increase the availability and predictability of financing selected food security and nutrition initiatives; (5) to deploy and scale technology and innovation to reduce malnutrition; (6) to close critical gaps in public international food security and nutrition funding by— (A) reducing barriers to private sector funding and creating a more streamlined mechanism to increase private sector investment, including investments from corporate and philanthropic entities; (B) collaborating with partners providing bilateral and multilateral financing to support enhanced coordination; (C) increasing and supporting domestic resource mobilization to strengthen national governments’ ability to co-finance or co-contribute to Foundation efforts; and (D) taking steps to limit duplication with existing United States Government programs through consultation with the Board of Advisors, relevant Federal departments and agencies, eligible countries, and key stakeholders