January 28, 2009
Africa: AfDB Promotes Agribusiness Investment Funds-Equity Participation of USD 15 Million in Agribusiness Investment Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved an equity participation of USD 15 million to finance an Agribusiness Investment Fund (Agri-Vie Fund… Read more »
January 09, 2009
Africa: AfDB: The Gambia - Grant Financing of Livestock And Horticulture Development Project
The protocol agreement on a grant to finance the livestock and horticulture development project which was approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors on the… Read more »
December 17, 2008
Africa: Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa
Some 300 experts met in Sirte, Libya, from December 15-17, 2008, for a high level conference to discuss challenges related to water for agriculture and energy in Africa. Read more »
September 04, 2008
Niger: Governor Expresses Gratitude to Bank Group for Zinder Region Agricultural Development Project
The Zinder Region Governor, Yahaya Yandaka, recently handed over an official document containing testimonies of satisfaction to the AfDB Director of Operations West 1, Janvier… Read more »
August 18, 2008
Mali: Helping the Continent's Food Production Efforts
As part of its efforts to help the continent deal with the issue of escalating food crisis, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is helping Mali with its food production… Read more »
June 25, 2008
Africa: Conference on Revitalizing African Agriculture Opens in Tunis
A two-day conference on revitalizing African agriculture opened on Wednesday in Tunis with policymakers and agriculture experts from the Bank's regional member countries and… Read more »
June 20, 2008
Africa: AfDB Conference on African Agriculture, Global Food Crisis
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to host an international conference on the revitalization of African agriculture in the face of the global food from 25 - 26 June in Tunis,… Read more »
Senegal: Bank Group - FAO Working Sessions on Food Security
Officials of the Bank Group’s field office in Senegal on Wednesday in Dakar received an FAO delegation comprising its Senegal Resident Representative, Amadou Ouattara, and… Read more »
May 05, 2008
Africa: AfDB Group Commits U.S. $ 1 Billion More to Tackle Food Crisis, Raises Agriculture Portfolio to U.S. $ 4.8 Billion
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, announced in Tunis that the Bank Group would add US$1 billion to its agriculture portfolio, raised to… Read more »
January 25, 2008
Africa: Bank Group and SIDA Experts Discuss the Development of Organic Agriculture Programme in Uganda
Officials of the Bank Group's field office in Uganda (UGFO) on Thursday in Kampala received a Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) mission that called on the Bank… Read more »
September 05, 2007
Tanzania: Development Bank to Support Agriculture, Education
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support agriculture and education programmes in Tanzania following the approval of two loans on Wednesday in Tunis by the Board of… Read more »
