September 05, 2017
Africa: The Future of Africa Depends On Agriculture
by Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Set to Accelerate Africa's Path to Prosperity By Growing Economies and Jobs Through Agriculture
Over 750 delegates and high-level dignitaries, including African Heads of States, Ministers, and key stakeholders in the agricultural sector, are convening this week in Côte… Read more »
August 31, 2017
Africa: AfDB Trains 129 Young "Agripreneurs" in Liberia
Monday, August 28, 2017 was a special day for young entrepreneurs in Liberia. After Côte d'Ivoire in December 2016, the Bank is supporting the Government of Liberia to… Read more »
Africa: How to Make the Green Revolution a Reality in Africa
In this interview, she speaks on the seventh African Green Revolution Forum, taking place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 4-8 September 2017; how to mitigate the impact of… Read more »
August 29, 2017
Africa: AfDB Wants Greater Focus On Implementation, As African Green Revolution Forum Begins in Abidjan
The ground is already ploughed. Together, let us now sow the seeds of hope and reap a harvest so plentiful in the years ahead." - Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB President Read more »
August 08, 2017
Africa: High Hopes for Cocoa Farmers in Africa, As AfDB Plans Big for Producing Countries
Cocoa production in Africa is set to take a turn for the better, as the African Development Bank (AfDB) begin plans to support producers of the crop on the continent. Read more »
August 02, 2017
Africa: Transformation of Cocoa Production, Rural Economy, Energy in Focus, As Adesina Visits Ghana
Ghanaian government pledges support for AfDB's High 5s Read more »
July 04, 2017
Africa: Ghana's Northern Rural Growth Programme Is Transforming Agriculture
Since 2005, Ghana continues to show steady improvements in economic growth of over 7% per year on average, making it the first African country to meet the Millennium Development… Read more »
Africa: Africa Green Revolution Forum 2017 to Highlight Place of Agriculture in Diversification of African Economies
The 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum will be held from September 4-8 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and aims to stress the capacity of agriculture and agribusiness to drive… Read more »
June 23, 2017
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Launches Beef and Leather Value Chain Technical Assistance Project
The official launch of Zimbabwe's Support to Beef and Leather Value Chain Technical Assistance Project took place on June 15th, 2017 in Harare, attracting more than 100… Read more »
June 07, 2017
Africa: 5.6 Million People Benefit From AfDB's Agriculture Interventions in 2016
Efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Africa's agriculture sector is yielding good results with about 5.6 million people benefiting from the Bank's… Read more »
June 01, 2017
Malawi: AfDB to Support Local Agri-Businesses in Malawi-Nacala Corridor
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 23rd May 2017 approved a US$ 1 million grant from the African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) fund to the… Read more »
May 25, 2017
Africa: "To Develop Its Textiles Market, Africa Needs Its Cotton"
Pathé'O - of Burkina origin and Ivorian by adoption - and Sidahmed Alphadi - from Niger -, fashion designers of international renown, pleaded the cause of African cotton, a… Read more »
Africa: Closing Remarks By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, At the Official Closing Ceremony of the 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, May 25, 2017
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Africa: "There's Gold in the Dirt" - AfDB Annual Meetings End with Call to See the Potential of African Agriculture
"With 65% of the world's uncultivated land, Africa will determine the future of food for the world. There is gold in the dirt, if only we will see it", said African Development… Read more »
May 24, 2017
Africa: AfDB Combines Energy, Agriculture Explosion to Kick Off Industrialisation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has embarked on a fund-raising drive to finance the expansion of energy with the immediate aim of connecting 200 million people with clean… Read more »
May 23, 2017
Africa: AfDB Agri-Business Funding Lays Strong Foundation for Transforming African Agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided a roadmap to the growth of agriculture in African countries with a plan to inject nearly US $2.4 billion every year for 10 years to… Read more »
May 12, 2017
Africa: AfDB Partners African, Indian Movie Industries to Stimulate Interest in Agriculture
What role can the movie industry play in stimulating interest and changing poor perceptions about agriculture? Read more »
May 04, 2017
Africa: AfDB to Celebrate Young African Agripreneurs At India Annual Meetings
African heads of state to discuss youth in agriculture Read more »
May 02, 2017
Africa: Agripreneurs in Africa Gather for First-Ever Youth Agribusiness Forum
Youth from all over Africa came together in the first-ever African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) Forum in Ibadan, Nigeria, on April 25-26, 2017. The forum provided an opportunity for… Read more »
April 26, 2017
Ghana: Ghana's Northern Rural Growth Programme
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) sought the African Development Bank's (AfDB's) financial support to implement the Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP)… Read more »
April 24, 2017
Africa: African Youth Agripreneurs Conference and Competition
The African Development Bank and partners such as such IITA, AAIN, CTA, are organizing an African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYA Forum) to serve as a platform for aggregating… Read more »
April 21, 2017
Africa: Bank President Discusses Youth Employment, Agriculture and Fragility With Partners and Key Stakeholders in Washington
The African Development Bank President's full and busy second day in Washington, DC opened with a meeting of Multilateral Development Bank Heads and a bilateral… Read more »
April 20, 2017
Africa: Remarks delivered by Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the Centre for Global Development, Washington DC, April 19, 2017
Good morning everyone! I am honoured to have been asked by President Masood Ahmed to speak with you and share my vision and views on Africa’s development and the role of the… Read more »
March 01, 2017
Sudan: Sudan: AfDB President Visits Africa's Leading Sugar Factory and the World's Largest Producer of White Sugar
On February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank visited the Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) in Sudan, which is by far Africa’s largest sugar-producing… Read more »