March 28
Nigeria: Nigeria - African Development Bank Signs $75 Million Loan Agreement to Boost Indorama's Fertilizer Production and Export Capacity
The African Development Bank has signed a $75 million loan agreement with Nigeria's Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited. The loan will enable Indorama to increase its… Read more »
March 22
Africa: The African Development Bank's Annual Portfolio Review of Global Agriculture for Food Security Program (Gafsp)
At the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Banjul, The Gambia, 50 participants attended the African Development Bank's annual Portfolio review of the Global… Read more »
March 20
Morocco: Morocco / Maison Malake - The Social Cooperative Revolutionizing Cashew Nuts
As night falls over Marrakech's medina, wrought-iron lanterns illuminate the narrow streets of the souk. The air is filled with scents of saffron and mint, and the metallic clang… Read more »
March 06
Senegal: Senegal - The African Development Bank Donates $20 Million to Strengthen Food Security and Increase Incomes of Small Producers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group granted a donation of $20 million to Senegal, in Abidjan on Tuesday 5 March 2024, to implement the Post-Covid Food and… Read more »
March 01
Africa: 13th Meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Governing Council
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February 21
Central Africa: Digital Climate Advisory Services Training to Support Climate Resilience for Smallholder Agriculture in Central Africa
What: Digital Climate Advisory Services Training to Support Climate Resilience for Smallholder Agriculture in Central Africa Read more »
February 13
Africa: The African Development Bank Approves Up to $10 Million Stake in the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Project Development Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the proposal to take an initial stake of up to $10 million in the "Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa… Read more »
February 09
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Government, African Development Bank Launch Project to Bolster Food Security
The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank supported project to bolster food security in the country against the impacts of Russia's… Read more »
January 27
Africa: African Development Bank Group and Research Centres to Transform African Agriculture and Improve Food Security
The African Development Bank Group and the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) committed on Thursday to strengthen their collaboration to increase… Read more »
January 26
Africa: Sowing Seeds of Success - African Development Bank Credit Scheme Boosts an Agro-Dealer Cocoa Farm Fertilizer Supply Tenfold in Côte d'Ivoire
Under a vast blue sky, the Atlantic Ocean waves embrace Côte d'Ivoire's San Pedro city's shores alongside a warm breeze from the Gulf of Guinea, signaling to Ivorian… Read more »
January 23
Africa: Us and African Development Bank Forge Stronger Ties to Boost Food Production
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has praised the African Development Bank Group for the exceptional efforts it is undertaking to help Africa feed itself and the rest… Read more »
January 19
Tunisia: African Development Bank and UK Select Tunisian Cereals Project As Prime Climate Finance Transaction Under Landmark Room to Run Sovereign Programme
The African Development Bank and the United Kingdom have announced the selection of the Inclusive and Sustainable Development of the Cereal Sector Project in Tunisia, as a… Read more »
January 18
Burundi: Burundian Farmers Celebrate Great Yields Thanks to African Development Bank Support
Burundian farmers told visiting government officials and African Development representatives that they are delighted with the year's great yields thanks to the hybrid,… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Angola: Angola - African Development Bank Approves $105-Million Loan to Improve the Productivity of Smallholdings and Reduce Food Imports
The African Development Bank is providing significant financial support to Angola to strengthen agricultural policy and the business environment to improve food production and… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia - African Development Bank Lends Nearly €82 Million for Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture, Strengthening Climate Resilience
The African Development Bank is providing Tunisia with financial support to improve the treatment of wastewater for reuse in agriculture and to improve climate resilience. Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: COP28 Side Event - Post Dakar 2 African Initiatives for Food Sovereignty and Resilience: Lessons Learned and Perspectives
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Burundi: Burundi - Construction Begins On Agri-Food Training Centre, With Funding By African Development Bank
Pascal Yembiline (far right), the Bank Group's Country Manager for Burundi, and Hendrina Chalwe Doroba (far left), the African Development Bank's Education and Skills Development… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Ghana: The African Development Bank Launches Research Project On Grain Quality Grading and Certification in Ghana
Bowls full of grains displayed in a market in Accra, Ghana Read more »
November 22, 2023
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Agrees Loan of Nearly €87 Million for Agropole Nord
Planned for construction and implementation over 5 years, Senegal's Agropole Nord will help to sustainably increase household incomes and food security. Read more »
November 17, 2023
Africa: Time Is Running Out to Help Africa Feed Itself
Original story, published on 17 November 2023: https://www.newsweek.com/time-running-out-help-africa-feed-itself-opinion-1844136 Read more »
Kenya: Kenya - Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Commits More Than $2 Million to Improve Farmers' Access to Fertilizers
Project will increase food production, income, and job creation for Kenyan smallholder farmers Read more »
November 16, 2023
Zambia: African Development Bank Supports Small Livestock Farmers in Zambia to Adapt to Climate Change
Smallholder livestock farmers in Zambia are now better equipped to adapt to climate change. Read more »
November 09, 2023
Africa: New Alliance for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Commits $3 Bn Investment to Boost African Agriculture and Food Production
From left: Dr. Victor Oladokun, Stakeholder Engagement Adviser to the President, African Development Bank; Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Senior Special Advisor to the… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Africa: Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security - Zambian Vice President Underscores Role of Grey Matter Infrastructure Development
African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN), a platform for high-level political engagement to advance nutrition in Africa, has joined two crucial forums for advancing policy dialogue on… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Guinea: Guinea - Agricultural Supplies Delivered As Part of the African Development Bank's Emergency Food Production Project
The transitional government in Guinea, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group, has received a large consignment of agricultural supplies in Guinea's western town of… Read more »