May 22, 2018
Africa: Private Sector Liaison Officers' Network and DFIs Share Ideas On Climate Smart Agriculture
The Private Sector Liaison Officers' Network (PSLO) organized a Climate Smart Agriculture mission in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire,13-17 May 2018. During the four-day program, prominent… Read more »
May 17, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S.$100 Million for Expansion of Fertilizer Production
The African Development Bank has approved US$100 million senior loan to Nigerian firm, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited, to support the company's plans to double… Read more »
May 16, 2018
Africa: EUR 200 Million to Develop Morocco's Agricultural Value Chains and Reinforce Sustainable Job Creation
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved EUR 200 million loan to support inclusive and Sustainable Development of Agricultural Value Chains in Morocco. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Appoints Yana Kakar to Its Presidential Youth Advisory Group
The African Development Bank has announced the appointment of Yana Kakar to the Presidential Youth Advisory Group, which provides insights and innovative solutions for creating… Read more »
May 09, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: Young Agripreneurs Showcase Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2018 Agripitch Competition
The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, held an innovation and entrepreneurship competition and an African Youth Agripreneur… Read more »
May 07, 2018
Africa: Accelerating Agri-Business Development in Ethiopia With the Agriculture Fast Track Fund
The African Development Bank has signed two grant agreements to finance agri-business development projects through the Agriculture Fast Track Fund. Read more »
April 09, 2018
Africa: Invitation to the African Youth Agripreneur Forum (Ayaf) and Agri-Pitch Competition - "Technologies and Innovations for Youth in Agribusiness"
The African Development Bank (AfDB), together with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, is organizing the 2nd edition of African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) and Agri-Pitch… Read more »
March 30, 2018
Africa: Reversing Africa's Cocoa Paradox. Why Easter Celebration Signals a Call to Action
"What's the brain surgery in making chocolates? The price of cocoa beans always falls, but never the price of chocolates" Read more »
March 27, 2018
Africa: Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Launch 12 New Projects in Support of Agribusiness SMEs in Six African Countries
The African Development Bank will launch 12 new projects funded by the Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) on March 27-29, 2018 to support agribusiness SMEs in Ghana and five other… Read more »
February 23, 2018
Mozambique: African Development Bank and Mozambique Sign U.S.$ 29 Million Grant Agreements to Finance Agriculture and Skills Acquisition Projects
On Wednesday, 21 February 2018, the African Development Bank and the Government of Mozambique signed grant agreements for two operations totaling US$ 29 million. Read more »
February 22, 2018
Africa: Adesina Urges America to Support African Agriculture As a Business
"I do not seek aid for Africa. I seek investments in Africa -Akinwumi Adesina", President of the African Development Bank Read more »
Africa: Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group Distinguished Speaker At the 94th Annual Us Department of Agriculture Outlook Forum
February 22-23, 2018, Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, Virginia Read more »
December 08, 2017
Africa: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture Is Economically Viable, Report Concludes
Results of a landmark study on the cost of a gender gap in agricultural productivity reveal a worrying trend that is bound to impact on Africa's structural transformation according… Read more »
December 05, 2017
Africa: Agricultural Growth Should Drive Structural Transformation, Says Expert
Unless there a good focus on agricultural and economic transformation, efforts at structural transformation of African countries won't amount to much, says Neway Gebreab, former… Read more »
Namibia: AfDB Supports Namibia's Agriculture Sector
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Namibia's Agriculture Sector with the approval of One Billion South African Rands (*ZAR 1 billion) loan to finance the… Read more »
November 30, 2017
Africa: AfDB and WWF Agree to Focus On Conservation, Energy and Agriculture
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) have announced a new three-year partnership agreement. The agreement comes on the heels of a three-year… Read more »
November 28, 2017
Africa: African Development Bank Launches Youth Advisory Group to Create 25 Million Jobs
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions… Read more »
November 23, 2017
Africa: AfDB Boosts African Agriculture and Nutrition With U.S.$ 10 Million Equity Investment in Phatisa Food Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) today approved US$10 million equity investment in Phatisa Food Fund2 (PFF2) to boost agriculture and nutrition… Read more »
November 21, 2017
Africa: AfDB and ISDB Partner to Boost Agriculture and Fight Drought in Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda
A joint initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will boost agriculture value chains and enhance drought resilience in Nigeria,… Read more »
November 14, 2017
Africa: Invitation to the Leadership for Agriculture Forum - From Policy to Action
The African Development Bank's Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department, in collaboration with Grow Africa and the Initiative for Global Development (IGD), is organizing the… Read more »
October 20, 2017
Africa: Towards a Prosperous African Agriculture
No region of the world has ever industrialised without the agricultural sector being first transformed. Africa is the last continent to do so and needs to catch up fast. Read more »
October 11, 2017
Africa: Benin - AfDB Supports Inclusive Growth Through Agricultural Value Chains and Infrastructure Development
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the institution's intervention strategy in Benin for the period 2017-2021. Read more »
September 19, 2017
Africa: Experience Is the Best Teacher in Agribusiness, Young Experts Say
When it comes to agribusiness, experience is the best teacher, according to young Africans who have successfully cut out profitable and society-changing business ventures in… Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Sector Financiers Resolute On Cushioning Farmers Against Climate Change
Major agriculture sector financiers, U.N. agencies and research organizations have underscored the urgent need to cushion small-scale African farmers from the adverse effects of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Brazil to Groom African Youth in Cassava Processing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Brazil-Africa Institute (BAI) have launched the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) - an initiative that aims to train young African… Read more »
