August 19, 2022
Togo: Josué Komla Guenou - From Small-Town Boy to Big-Time Agripreneur
Today, 41-year-old Josué Komla Guenou is a successful full-time agricultural entrepreneur, proud to walk through the rows of his corn plants, which are already a head taller… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Gambia: The Gambia - African Development Fund Approves Additional $3.5 Million Financing for Rice Value Chain Transformation Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund's Transition Support Facility as additional… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Mozambique: African Development Bank Head Celebrates Food 'Milestone for Africa' At the Launch of First Special Agriculture Industrial Zone in Mozambique
As war in Ukraine threatens Africa's food supplies, African Development Bank head says agricultural zones hold the key Read more »
March 30, 2022
Africa: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Governing Council Calls for More Private Sector Financing in the Fertilizer Sector
Institutional members of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism's Governing Council endorsed plans to attract more private sector financing to the continent's fertilizer sector. Read more »
January 26, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank President Adesina and Nigerian Governors Resolve to Advance Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Initiative in Nigeria
Governors Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state; Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Kaduna State; Dr. Akinwumi. A Adesina; Hope Uzodinma, Imo State; Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Read more »
November 24, 2021
Africa: Sudan Sees Record Harvest As Agricultural Technologies Reach 10.6 Million Farmers in 2020
Sudanese wheat growers like Daf'Allah Mohamed Ahmed have battled the elements in recent years. Droughts, rising temperatures and the coronavirus pandemic have stretched the… Read more »
November 12, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Approves $150 Million to Support Etc Group's Trade and Agriculture Value-Chain Development in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $150 million facility to ETC Group Limited to address the company's working capital requirements and… Read more »
October 16, 2021
Africa: World Food Day - Time for Global Leaders to Invest in Africa's Agriculture
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October 08, 2021
Africa: Africa Investment Forum Roundtable Event Showcases Agribusiness Investment Opportunities Ahead of 2021 Market Days
The Africa Investment Forum held a roundtable event to preview two agribusiness deals worth nearly $400 million as part of the lead-in to its upcoming 2021 Market Days. Read more »
September 20, 2021
Africa: Key Financial Institutions, Developers Commit to Joint Action to Speed Up Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Africa
"The stakes are extremely high: during this week of the UN Food Systems Summit, we stakeholders in Africa's growth and development need to form a common vision on a road map… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Nigeria: Nigeria / Federal and State Governments Endorse Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme: - African Development Bank and Partners to Mobilize $520 Million for Phase 1
Nigeria's Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) - public-private… Read more »
June 28, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Incoming Vice President Beth Dunford to Deliver Keynote Speech At Agrf Agribusiness Deal Room Launch
What: Alliance for Green Revolution Forum launch of the Agribusiness Deal Room 2021 Read more »
June 14, 2021
Africa: Appointment Announcement - Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Beth Dunford as Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 1st July 2021. Read more »
May 11, 2021
Africa: In Niger, a Rare Scene in the Pandemic - Covid-19 Wards Remain Empty, Agriculture and Business Benefit From Support Programs
Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than 10 minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A gust of wind from the Niger River drowns out his voice, but… Read more »
April 27, 2021
Africa: Banker-Turned-Poultry Farmer Becomes Champion for African Agriculture
"If we must satisfy Africa's food security with our growing population, then there must be high commercialization of agriculture. That is modern farming." - Ayotomiwa Yinka… Read more »
April 26, 2021
Africa: New Reports From African Development Bank, FAO and Cgiar Showcase Digital Agriculture Opportunities
Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are some of the most promising technologies for providing solutions to Africa's… Read more »
March 16, 2021
Africa: Appointment of Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Ms. Atsuko Toda
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Atsuko TODA as Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 16… Read more »
December 11, 2020
South Africa: Sweet Spot - African Development Bank Supports Zambian Honey Exports to South Africa
Zambezi Gold Honey has been selling its table honey on the South African market for the last three years. The company's breakthrough into the export market, partially thanks to the… Read more »
December 09, 2020
Africa: Food Security, Agriculture, Afcta, Crucial for Africa's Post-Covid-19 Recovery - African Economic Conference
"The agriculture sector is among the most vulnerable. Agriculture is important not only for food security issues but also for inter-regional food integration," African Development… Read more »
September 10, 2020
Africa: Development Partners Explore Scaling Up Food Systems Transformation in Africa Post-Covid-19
The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting many fragilities in contemporary food systems. But the pandemic has also created opportunities for local organizations and technologies to… Read more »
September 09, 2020
Africa: Small and Medium Enterprises Lynchpin of African Agriculture - African Development Bank
Africa's emerging agripreneurs call for increased SME-to-SME cooperation at Bank-organized food systems webinar attached to the African Green Revolution Forum Read more »
July 21, 2020
Zambia: From Mine to Field: Agriculture Project Helps Youth Turn Away From Copper and Live Off the Land
In Zambia's Serenje district, young Zambians are being offered a ray of hope in the form of an agriculture project that is both an alternative to copper mining as a path out of… Read more »
June 26, 2020
Ghana: Ghana Cocoa Board, African Development Bank and Financial Partners Celebrate First $200 Million Disbursement of Loan to Boost Cocoa Productivity in Ghana
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of $200 million of a syndicated loan facility to boost cocoa productivity in the world's second-largest… Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: Africa's Agriculture Value Chains Must Go Digital to Transform Production - Webinar
Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and transform the sector, speakers at a webinar jointly hosted… Read more »
May 03, 2020
Africa: TAAT's Transformational Footprint in Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Sudan
Agriculture is a key source of livelihood for millions of Africans. However, the sector is yet to prove its mettle in a region that is blessed with the highest area of arable… Read more »