May 29, 2014
Mozambique: Agriculture Fast Track Fund Awards Two News Grants With Positive Impact On Local Economy in Mozambique
The AfDB's Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) has awarded two grants worth almost US$1.5 million to high value agriculture infrastructure projects in Mozambique. EcoFarm Sugar Cane… Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Fast Track Fund Awards Two News Grants With Positive Impact On Local Economy in Tanzania
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) has awarded two grants worth almost US$650,000 to high value agriculture infrastructure projects in Tanzania. Tanga Fresh UHT Milk Factory and… Read more »
April 25, 2014
Africa: Development of African Agriculture Sector Central to Inclusive Growth, Food Security - AfDB Report
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) and Development Research Departments have jointly produced the report entitled "Inclusive Growth: An… Read more »
March 27, 2014
Zambia: AfDB Leverages Support to Zambia's Agriculture Sector
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is leveraging support to Zambia's National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP: 2014-2018) with the approval of a US $31.12 million (UA… Read more »
December 04, 2013
Mali: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$55.27 Million for Project to Improve Food Security in Mali
On Tuesday, December 3, the African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors approved US $55.27 million for the Food Security Consolidation through Development of Irrigation… Read more »
November 28, 2013
Sudan: The AfDB Brings Together Sudanese and Egyptian Experts to Discuss Regional Food Security
On November 27, 2013 the African Development Institute (EADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the Ministry… Read more »
November 19, 2013
Liberia: AfDB Innovative Project Unleashes Rice Farmers' Potential in Liberia
Rice production per hectare has tripled for farmers in South East Liberia, with yields up to 3 tons per hectare for now, as compared with the traditional long-duration… Read more »
November 18, 2013
Liberia: Innovative Project Improving Food Value Chain to be Launched in Monrovia
An innovative project aimed at reducing rural poverty and household food insecurity will be launched on November 19 in Monrovia. The Smallholder Agricultural Productivity… Read more »
November 06, 2013
Nigeria: Interview With Patrick Agboma, On Phase One of Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
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November 07, 2013
Africa: Agriculture Fast Track Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications From African Agri-Business Operators
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund, a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), designed to boost investment in Africa's agricultural sector, is now… Read more »
November 01, 2013
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves U.S.$152.50 Million Financing for Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an ADF loan of US$ 152.12 million (UA98.78 million) and an ADF grant of US$ 0.38 million (UA0.25 million) to… Read more »
October 24, 2013
Benin: AfDB Approves US$67.19 Million for Agricultural Infrastructure in Benin
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 in Tunis approved a combination of one loan and two grants amounting to US$ 67.19… Read more »
Cameroon: Farmers in Cameroon to Benefit From U.S.$25.70 Million
Farmers in the North-Western region of Cameroon will benefit from a loan and a grant amounting to US$25.70 million (UA 16,800 million) approved by the African Development Bank's… Read more »
October 23, 2013
Africa: Agriculture Transformational Projects and Programmes
Under its Strategy for 2013-2022, "At the Center of Africa's Transformation", and its Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010-2014, the African Development Bank has designed a new set of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Transforming Africa's Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Food Security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has come with concrete proposals aimed at helping Africa address the key challenges that are hampering its agricultural sector and food security… Read more »
October 22, 2013
Tanzania: Two Businesses From Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania Win Grants From the Agriculture Fast Track Fund
"Two new applicants have been awarded grants under the Agriculture Fast Track Fund," the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on 18 October 2013. This coincides with the… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: Denmark Contributes U.S $1.8 Million to Africa Agriculture Fast Track Fund
The Government of Denmark has announced a contribution DKK 10 million (approximately US $1.8 million) to the Agriculture Fast Track Fund to Spur Investment in the development of… Read more »
August 14, 2013
Zimbabwe: Lake Harvest Fish Farm - Enhancing Sustainable Food Security in Zimbabwe
The Lake Harvest Aquaculture project on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, financed by the AfDB Group, is the largest sustainable Tilapia fish farming in Africa. It creates jobs in Zimbabwe,… Read more »
August 13, 2013
Africa: Adaptation to Climate Change - Water and Agriculture Sectors
African countries have hardly contributed to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they are the most affected by climate change, putting livelihoods and natural assets at risk. Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Asaph Nuwagira On the Impact of the AfDB's Award-Winning Community Agriculture Programme
On Thursday, July 25, the Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme in Uganda was one of two African Development Bank projects to receive awards from the US… Read more »
May 28, 2013
Africa: President Kagame Says Agriculture Is Key to Africa's Transformation
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has identified agriculture as a key sector that can enable Africa's economic transformation. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Boosts Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group and The Gambia, on May 28, 2013 in Marrakech, signed a USD 26.6 million protocol agreement to boost the agricultural production and food security… Read more »
November 19, 2012
North Africa: The Political Economy of Food Security in North Africa
The recent global food price shock, combined with the political upheaval in North Africa, provides an opportune moment for the North African countries, along with the international… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: African Farmers Should Reap Benefits of Land Acquisition
African governments should use the proceeds from land leased to foreign investors to subsidize the cost to local farmers of modernizing their farming methods, or to build… Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: PARSAR Aims to Strengthen Food Security and Cut Poverty
The agricultural and rural sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has significant growth margins and occupies a prominent place in the economy. However, the dilapidation… Read more »