Africa: Board Approves Equity Investment of U.S. $100 Million in Agvance Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on 16 May in Tunis, an equity investment of USD 100 million to Agvance Africa, the first… Read more »

Africa: AfDB President Welcomes G8 Initiative On African Agriculture

African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka capped a visit to Washington with a landmark meeting at the Group of Eight (G8) Summit on Saturday. Read more »

Africa: Rural Enterprises Project II in Ghana

The Rural Enterprise Project (REP) aims at alleviating poverty, slowing rural-urban drift, contributing to the creation of sustainable jobs. The project also aims at addressing the… Read more »

Africa: Inland Lakes Integrated Development and Management Support Project in Rwanda

Since 2006 the African Development Bank has been supporting the Rwanda government in restoring and improving the Rwandan fisheries sector. Support has been given to both capture… Read more »

Africa: Promoting Growth Within Social and Planetary Boundaries - Oxfam

The second event of the Bank's Green Growth Seminar series hosted by the CCCC and ONEC took place in Tunis on Thursday 3rd May with a presentation by Oxfam on 'Promoting growth… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Tulear Fishery Project

Traditional fishing in Madagascar is practiced at national level by around 59,000 fishermen mainly along the coast and within coral reefs, especially in the south-western province… Read more »

Africa: CSS Design Finalized for Climate-Sensitive Sectors

On 28 and 29 March 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB), organized a workshop to inform staff on the final design of the Climate Safeguards System (CSS) and raise awareness on… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Launches Green Growth Seminar Series

On 13 March 2012 the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a series of seminars to help Bank staff fully understand green growth and help define the Bank's operational strategy… Read more »

Africa: Distortions to Agricultural Policy Incentives in Tunisia

Since the early 1990s, Tunisia has implemented far-reaching reforms in the agricultural sector consisting in abolishing border protection, cutting input subsidies and allowing… Read more »

Africa: Thirty Years of Sustainable Forest Management in Africa

As a contribution to the commemoration of the UN International Year of Forests (2011), the United Nations Forum on Forests commissioned the publication of a book entitled "Forests… Read more »

Africa: Infertile Land in Gambia Put to Plough Due to Joint AfDB/IFAD

More than 140,000 small farmers across the Gambia have enjoyed greatly increased crop output after formerly unproductive land was put to the plough as a result of a USD 17.5… Read more »

West Africa: Integrated Fight Against Aquatic Plant Proliferation in West Africa

Aquatic plant proliferation is an environmental scourge. These weeds invade waterways and irrigation channels, impeding their economic operation. Fishermen have suffered rising… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 63m to Improve Africa's Strategic Crops

On 12 March 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) signed a grant agreement for USD 63million to fund a… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Approves ?25m Grant to Improve Agriculture in Rural Côte d'Ivoire

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a grant of approximately €25 million (CFA 16.4 billion) to Côte d'Ivoire to finance an agricultural… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Loans ?32.5m to Tunisia to Boost Flow of Irrigation Water

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Tunisian government and the National Sanitation Authority, on 1 March, signed a loan agreement and guarantee agreement for €32.5… Read more »

Africa: Agriculture Strategy to Focus On Drought Resilience Building Programme

Food security challenges in the horn of Africa, regional drought resilience building programme, climate change and green development, were among key issues discussed by experts in… Read more »

Africa: Kanu: Resource Requirements Are Needed By Sub-Saharan Africa's Agriculture Sector

"Enormous resource requirements are needed by Sub-Saharan Africa's agriculture sector... The African Development Bank needs to continue to closely partner with others to… Read more »

Africa: AfDB-IFPRI Stakeholder Consultation Meeting On Agriculture Biotechnology

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will organize an important meeting to present and discuss the findings and… Read more »

North Africa: Agricultural Use of Groundwater and Management Initiatives in the Maghreb (AfDB)

The agricultural sector in the Maghreb is using natural resources so intensively that there is an urgent need to install government control mechanisms at both the national and… Read more »

Africa: Hidden Lands - Ensuring Transparency in Acquisition and Allocation (AfDB)

Managing land acquisitions and the interest of local communities Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Talks Centre On Solutions for Africa's Farmers (AfDB)

"When is it going to rain again?" Read more »

Africa: AfDB Supports Largest Tilapia Fish Farm in Zimbabwe

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a loan of U.S.$ 8 Million to finance the Lake Harvest Aquaculture project on Lake Kariba in… Read more »

Africa: AfDB Helps Boost Zimbabwean Fish Production With U.S.$ 8 Million Loan

Fish production in Zimbabwe is set to grow after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of U.S.$ 8 million to help fund a tilapia farming and processing project on… Read more »

Africa: Insuring Small Farmers Against Price and Climate Volatility (AfDB)

Price and weather-indexed insurance schemes may be needed to protected small farmers who are vulnerable to rainfall and temperature volatility, due to climate change, and to… Read more »

Africa: African Governments Urged to Protect Small Farmers (AfDB)

African governments need to implement policies that encourage fair competition to protect small farmers from being exploited by middlemen involved in cash crops trading and… Read more »