December 09, 2016
Africa: Study Shows Food Safety Regulations Will Promote Agriculture Exports
Despite concerns over acceptance of African agricultural produce in the European Union (EU), a study on Tuesday revealed that the adoption of food safety regulations will promote… Read more »
Africa: How Policy Implementation Can Drive Africa's Agro-Allied Industry
Implementation of existing policies and strategies by African countries are essential to develop Africa's agro-allied industry, Ayodele Odusola, Chief Economist and Head of the… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference Closes With Call for Agriculture to Be At the Centre of Africa's Development
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve… Read more »
Africa: Youths Affirm Agriculture As Economic Empowerment Tool
The agro-allied industrialization of the African continent cannot materialize without the involvement of the youths because they have the right drive and energy, participants at a… Read more »
Africa: East African CSOs Advocate for African Funding to Increase Trust and Legitimacy
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) series of regional consultations meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) continues across the continent. The East African leg opened… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves the First Multi-Jurisdictional Fixed Income ETF in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a seed equity capital investment of USD 25 million into the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF). The ADBF… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Africa is the subject of one of the High Level Panel discussions of the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) which entered its… Read more »
Africa: Value Addition Vital to Industrialize African Agriculture
A study by Namalguebzanga Christian Kafando, one of the paper presenters and discussants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja has shown that there is a… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference - Why Does Africa Need an Agricultural Transformation?
The need for an Africa-wide agricultural transformation was the subject of a special session organized at the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) on Tuesday,… Read more »
Africa: Integrated Solutions Key to Regional Agro-Allied Industrialization
Participants at the African Economic Conference 2016 in Abuja have identified integrated solutions as key to regional agro-allied industrialization. Read more »
Africa: Presenting Its Report On Gender Equality At the 2016 African Economic Conference, UNDP Stresses That Women's Empowerment Key to Transforming the Continent's Agriculture
According to a key finding in the United Nations Development Programme’s 2016 Africa Human Development Report (AfHDR) – Accelerating Gender Equality and… Read more »
Africa: Participants Advocate for Land Rights for Women Farmers
Participants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja advocated for measures that will guarantee women access to land and promote women’s land… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Private Sector SMEs Should Be Catalytic Force in Industrialization of Agriculture
Private sector small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be the catalytic force in the industrialization and modernization of agriculture, a paper delivered Monday at the 2016… Read more »
Africa: Study Expresses Skepticism About Ability of African Agriculture to Support Agro-Industry Strategy
A study from the Meredith Hanlon Department of Economics, Environmental Science, and Biology, Allegheny College, USA, doubts the ability of African agriculture in its present state… Read more »
Africa: Experts Seek Timely Climate Action to Support Rural Farmers
Experts at the 2016 African Economic Conference on Monday called for timely implementation of climate actions and release of information capable of assisting rural farmers against… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Theme of Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference Opens in Abuja - Agricultural Transformation On the Agenda
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent’s agricultural… Read more »
December 02, 2016
Africa: African Agripreneurs Take the Spotlight
On Friday 2nd December 2016, close to 25 young African agricultural entrepreneurs from various countries in the continent were welcomed at the AfDB's headquarters in Abidjan… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Ms. Atsuko Toda As Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Atsuko Toda as Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development with effect from 1st… Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, At the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 On "Feed Africa - Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"
Good morning! I wish to warmly welcome you all to this African Economic Conference, being held in Abuja. Unlocking the potential of agro-industrial development across all of Africa… Read more »
December 02, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference 2016 - Ending Hunger and Enabling Food Security in Africa
Researchers, policy-makers and development partners converge in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) from December 5-7, 2016, to share ideas on topical… Read more »
Africa: Climate Finance Mobilization Required to Strengthen NDC Ambition, Says New Report
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Climate Investment Funds (CIF) unit released in November a new study which details regional member countries' progress in ratifying the Paris… Read more »
Africa: Report Reveals 12 Percent Growth in Financial Commitments to Africa's Infrastructure Development in 2015
Financial commitments to Africa's infrastructure development in 2015 totalled $83.4bn, a 12% increase from the previous year, a report by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa's… Read more »
December 01, 2016
Africa: Major Rural Water Supply Conference Underway in Abidjan With AfDB's Support
A four-day meeting, to address the challenges facing rural water supply and to share perspectives on best practices, started on 29 November 2016 in Abidjan, with full support from… Read more »
Africa: "Csos, Essential Partners for AfDB to Achieve Results and Impact On the Ground," Says Maria Mulindi, Senior Advisor to AfDB President
Maria Mulindi, Senior Advisor to AfDB President for Civil society and Community-Based Organizations: "We have to work together to meet the aspirations of the African people." Read more »