June 17
Africa: African Development Bank and Brazilian Cooperation Agency Sign Pact to Boost Africa's Food Systems and Enhance Resilience
The African Development Bank Group and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency have agreed a new strategic partnership in Abidjan on 12 June to expand cooperation in food systems, job… Read more »
June 16
Cote d'Ivoire: 'To Keep Farming, We Have to Adapt' - in South-Western Côte d'Ivoire, Cocoa Farmers Are Building Their Resilience Through Climate-Smart Innovation
In the cocoa-growing region of Soubré, in south-western Côte d'Ivoire, plantations stretch as far as the eye can see. Behind this landscape, however, lay a growing… Read more »
June 12
Uganda: Uganda - African Development Bank Group Approves $140 Million Programme to Expand Irrigation, Agro-Industrialisation, Jobs and Rural Incomes
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $140 million to expand climate resilient irrigation, strengthen food systems, create jobs and… Read more »
June 08
Sudan: African Development Bank Group Launches Project to Boost Agriculture in Sudan
The African Development Bank Group (Bank Group) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a $87 million Boosting Agrifood Systems Resilience in Sudan Project, to strengthen… Read more »
June 05
Somalia: Somalia - African Development Bank Group, WFP and Unops Partner to Build Resilience for Drought-Affected Somalis
The Federal Government of Somalia, the African Development Bank Group (Bank Group), the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and World Food Programme (WFP) have recently… Read more »
May 26
Congo-Brazzaville: In the Republic of Congo, the Green Revolution Is Transforming the Agricultural Landscape
For decades, farmers in the Bouenza Department in southern Republic of Congo relied heavily on subsistence agriculture. Armed with hoes and cultivating small plots of cassava or… Read more »
May 12
Africa: African Development Bank Group and Partners Push for Strengthened Project Delivery, Despite Crisis
The African Development Bank Group (the Bank) has resumed full presence in Sudan, after working virtually for two years. Read more »
April 30
Niger: Niger - African Development Bank Extends $180 Million to Support Young Agripreneurs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing $180.6 million in financing to help Niger's youth find work and build incomes, particularly in… Read more »
April 28
Africa: African Governments Need to Take Urgent Action On Fertiliser Shortages
Food security in Africa could face major disruption due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. Read more »
April 27
Sudan: Sudan - African Development Fund to Extend $87 Million to Strengthen Food Security, Amid Conflict and Climate Pressures
The African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $87 million to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods in Sudan to address a deepening food crisis driven by… Read more »
April 21
Cote d'Ivoire: At 61 Years Old, Maboudou Dosso More Than Doubles His Income and Transforms His Family's Life
Maboudou Dosso, 61, embodies the tenacity of Ivorian smallholder farmers. Since 1991, he has cultivated rice, maize, and soybeans in Gouaké, in the Touba area of the Bafing… Read more »
April 17
Cote d'Ivoire: From Subsistence to Surplus - A Rice Farmer's Journey in Tabou
For years, Coulibaly Soumaïla struggled to produce enough rice from his one hectare of farmland. The harvest from the lowland field in Outouké in the Tabou district of… Read more »
March 27
East Africa: AfDB-Backed Initiative Enhances Early Warning Systems and Seed Production in East Africa
AfDB-backed initiative enhances early warning systems and seed production in East Africa Read more »
March 13
Africa: In South Africa's Mpumalanga Fields, a Quiet Revolution Is Underway - - and Women Farmers Are Leading It
Once excluded from formal markets due to limited training, technology and financial literacy, 25 women farmers from South Africa's Mpumalanga province are now supplying major… Read more »
March 06
Cote d'Ivoire: International Women's Day 2026 - Advancing Skills, Market Access, and Incomes Through African Development Bank Support for Women Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
Less than a minute's walk off a rural roadway north of Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital Abidjan, what initially looks like a field of shrubs reveals a pathway to a better future… Read more »
March 02
Zimbabwe: Seeds of Change - How Climate-Smart Farming Is Transforming Lives in Mushandike, Zimbabwe
At the Mushandike Irrigation Scheme in Masvingo, farmers go to rest after a day's work in the fields. The air hums with new promise - their farms were not this healthy and… Read more »
February 24
Rwanda: African Development Bank Group and Rwanda Water Resources Board Launch Flood-Adaptation Project in Rwanda
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Rwanda have launched the Nature-Based Flood Adaptation to Increase Community Resilience in the Western Part of Rwanda, at a… Read more »
February 20
Africa: African Development Bank Group Awards $16.6 Million Grant to IITA to Scale Agricultural Technologies in Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a $16.61 million grant agreement to launch the third phase of… Read more »
West Africa: Resilient Rice Value Chains - African Development Bank Group and Africarice Launch $8.5 Million Reward Programme in 14 West African Countries
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has launched the… Read more »
February 18
Ghana: The Dream She Thought Impossible
In Zakpalsi community, in the Mion District of Ghana's Northern Region, 47-year-old Azara Imoro has no formal education. What she has in abundance is a single-mindedness about… Read more »
February 13
Nigeria: Nigeria - The African Development Bank Group Approves $200 Million to Boost Agricultural Production and Reduce Food Imports
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to finance the scale up priority agricultural investments that boost productivity,… Read more »
February 12
Cote d'Ivoire: Agriconnect-Côte d'Ivoire - The African Development Bank and the World Bank Focus On Job Creation and Food Sovereignty
The African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, have launched, on 5 February 2026, the AgriConnect Country… Read more »
February 11
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo - The African Development Bank Presents Its Agricultural Transformation Project At the First Congo Agricultural Fair
The first-ever Congo Agricultural Fair (Grande Foire Agricole du Congo), taking place from 5-15 February 2026 in Bambou-Mingali, 60 kilometres from Brazzaville, is spotlighting… Read more »
February 10
Djibouti: African Development Bank and Djibouti Sign Agreements for $80 Million to Strengthen Infrastructure and Food Security
The African Development Bank and the government of Djibouti have signed, on 5 February, agreements for $80 million in financing to support implementation of key road… Read more »
January 21
Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Climate-Smart Agriculture Experts for Continental Forum - Here Are Five Important Things to Know
Climate-smart agricultural technologies like heat-tolerant seeds have enormous potential to bolster Africa's food production, strengthen climate resilience and boost farmer… Read more »
