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Feed Africa: AfDB's Plan for Africa's Agricultural Transformation

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the Bank's "Feed Africa: Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, 2016-2025. The document is an agricultural transformation strategy for a competitive and inclusive agribusiness sector that creates wealth, improves lives and secures the environment. "Feed Africa" is the second of the AfDB's High 5 priorities. More about the AfDB in this BRIEFING.

Vegetable cultivation at Lake Naivasha: The 350-hectare Gorge Farm is located in the southwest of Kenya – only 100 kilometers from the capital and airfreight hub Nairobi. 250 Tons.That is how many vegetables Vegpro exports as airfreight via Lufthansa Cargo on a high-yielding week. ...The farm uses GE’s Jenbacher gas engines to pump power back into the community’s inconsistent electricity grid.

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