April 23, 2019
Togo: African Development Bank Helps to Create 35,000 Jobs in Agricultural SMEs
Since 2016, the African Development Bank has committed $1.7 million to the Project to Support the Employability and Integration of Young People in Growth Sectors (PAEIJ-SP) in… Read more »
April 12, 2019
South Sudan: Thousands Receive Food, Thanks to Emergency Response Project Supported By the African Development Bank, WFP
Thousands of people in South Sudan have received relief from a food security project which is addressing the nation's severe food and nutrition needs. Read more »
April 10, 2019
Sudan: In Sudan Technology Helps Farmers Overcome Wheat Woes
Women's groups from Maukashfi IP sites display bread products during "Field Day" Read more »
March 18, 2019
Africa: Timely Access to Affordable Fertilizers, Key to Sustainable Agriculture Development in Africa
Achieving sustainable agricultural growth and development in Africa will increasingly depend on more farmers getting timely access to affordable fertilizers. Read more »
February 06, 2019
Africa: More Information and Investment in Food Safety Needed to Tackle High Human Cost of Foodborne Illness, New Report Finds
Development spending efforts should target improved food safety for African consumers, who need greater information and awareness to be able to demand higher standards, finds the… Read more »
January 25, 2019
Madagascar: African Development Bank Helps Transform Agricultural Production Methods
It's market day in Tsianisiha, a rural town in the district of Toliara in south-west Madagascar. In the central square, the stalls are overflowing with the thousands of products… Read more »
January 18, 2019
Mozambique: Transformation of Small-Scale Farm Industry Results in Promising Rice Crop Production
Locally grown rice and vegetables are flourishing in Mozambique's Massangena district, a testament to the success of an agriculture and rural development project that has brought… Read more »
December 18, 2018
Mozambique: Tackling Flooding Through Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Smart agriculture in Mozambique allows farmers to produce in any season Read more »
December 17, 2018
Southern Africa: Nairobi Hosts Talks to Boost Seed and Agricultural Production in Eastern and Southern Africa
Leading organizations in agricultural policy, trade, and technology transfer met in Nairobi from 13 -14 December 2018 to identify bottlenecks in the implementation of harmonized… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Approves U.S.$75 Million to Dal Group Co. Ltd to Transform Country's Food and Agriculture
The African Development Bank has approved its first private sector investment in Sudan in a multi-currency loan equivalent to US$75 million to DAL Group Co. Ltd - one of Sudan's… Read more »
December 14, 2018
Tunisia: Tunisia Trains First Set of Drone Pilots for Agricultural Productivity
Eight pilots have successfully passed their drone flight training in Tunisia following a two-week intensive training period organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Tunisia, the… Read more »
December 13, 2018
East Africa: The African Development Bank, Partners, to Host Workshop On Comesa Harmonization of Seed Policy
The African Development Bank, through its Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation (TAAT) programme, will organize a workshop for regional and partner organizations on… Read more »
November 09, 2018
Africa: Africa Agribusiness, a Us$1 Trillion Business By 2030
As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment Forum to make deals on investment opportunities, leaders of the continent's top agribusiness… Read more »
October 25, 2018
Africa: Agri-Tech Can Turn African Savannah Into Global Food Basket - African Development Bank
The African Development Bank is championing a new regional and global effort to transform the African Savannah from a "Sleeping Giant" to the cradle of the continent's green… Read more »
October 17, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Showcase Key Agriculture Initiatives At 2018 World Food Prize Events
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a Bank delegation to the World Food Prize 2018 edition taking place in Iowa, U.S. The Bank will participate… Read more »
October 01, 2018
Madagascar: African Development Bank Investments Transform Madagascar's Key Rice Regions
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September 26, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Seeks Partnerships to Lift 1 Billion People Out of Hunger Globally
"We must not get carried away: we are not winning the war against global hunger." Read more »
September 25, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and Purdue University to Hold Conference On Successful Technologies for African Farmers
The African Development Bank and Purdue University are organizing the Scale Up Conference on Agricultural Innovations from September 25-27, 2018, to address how to shift… Read more »
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Nigerian Economic Society to Hold International Conference On Agricultural Value Chain(s) in Abuja, Nigeria
The African Development Institute (ECAD) of the African Development Bank and the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) will convene an international conference under the theme… Read more »
September 13, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Says Staple Crops Processing Zones Will Transform African Agriculture
"The zones will allow African countries to substantially reduce food imports, and become net exporters of processed foods and commodities" - President Akinwumi Adesina. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Boosts Cameroon Livestock and Fish Farming With €84 Million Loan
The African Development Bank Group has extended a loan of €84 million to Cameroon to support livestock and fish production in the central African country in line with the… Read more »
August 27, 2018
Africa: Unlocking Africa's Agricultural Potential to Create Wealth
Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, Africa Development Bank at the Public Lecture of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, held at the FAO Head… Read more »
August 23, 2018
Kenya: Small-Scale Horticulture Project Transforming Lives in Kenya
Kenya has one of the most dynamic and innovative economies in sub-Saharan Africa. A decade after going through a food crisis and in the aftermath of the drought in 2016-2017, the… Read more »
August 28, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to Deliver Public Lectures At FAO in Rome and At Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands.
On 28 August 2018, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, will deliver a Public Lecture on strategies for unlocking Africa's agricultural potential at the… Read more »
August 06, 2018
Zambia: African Development Bank Offers New Financing Opportunities for Zambia's Water and Agriculture Sectors
An African Development Bank team of experts visited Zambia from 23 to 27 July to identify businesses in the nation's water and agriculture sectors eligible for new financing… Read more »