Zambia: Zambia's Path to Fertilizer Self-Sufficiency

The Crisis That Changed Everything Read more »

Tanzania: Tanipac - Turning the Tide Against Aflatoxin in Tanzania

Maize rustles in the breeze across Tanzania's heartlands with renewed promise. Farmers who once feared consuming their own harvests now look to the future with confidence. Read more »

Benin: Benin - African Development Bank to Invest €102 Million to Boost Poultry Meat Production

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loan to Benin to implement the first phase of the Agriculture… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - The African Development Bank Group Grants Nearly $160 Million to Strengthen Connectivity to the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $159.50 million loan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve connectivity to the Ngandajika… Read more »

Ghana: Twenty Years of Waiting - How Seizing One Opportunity Transformed a Struggling Farmer Into a Community Leader

Abdul Salam Dauda, 35, a farmer from Zanindo, a community in the Gushiegu District of Northern Ghana, has been farming for over two decades without much success. Read more »

Cameroon: 'We're Blown Away!' New Essos Meat Market Opens in Yaoundé

The Essos meat market in the heart of Yaoundé's 5th district now has a new lease of life. On Wednesday 26 November, at a festive ceremony attended by government officials,… Read more »

Angola: African Development Bank's $211.4 Million Investment to Enhance Agriculture and Create Jobs in Eastern Angola

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $211.4 million financing package to boost agricultural production and create thousands of jobs in eastern Angola. Read more »

Rwanda: African Development Fund Approves $9 Million Grant for Nature-Based Flood Adaptation to Increase Community Resilience in Western Rwanda

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $9.4 million to the Republic of Rwanda to finance the Nature-Based Flood Adaptation Project to… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Group Receives $14 Million in First Funding Allocation Under Global Agriculture and Food Security Program's New Private Sector Financing Window

The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank Group,… Read more »

Sierra Leone: African Development Bank Approves $2.25 Million to Boost Agricultural Productivity in Sierra Leone

In a move set to boost Sierra Leone's food security and crop yields, the African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a $2.25 million financing package for the… Read more »

Sudan: Farmers Cultivate Wheat and Hope to Avert a Food Crisis in Sudan

When conflict forced Hajer Othman, an IT specialist from Khartoum, to flee her home in 2023, she arrived in her mother's village in Sudan's Northern State with nothing but… Read more »

Nigeria: The Text Message That Changed Everything

At 52, with a family to support and years of wheat farming in Kano State behind her, Hajiya Sidiya Kiru knew what to expect: little help, uncertain harvests, and watching Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: Rebuilding the Breadbasket - African Development Bank, WFP and Ifpri Launch Report On Innovative Investment in Food Systems in Northern Nigeria

The African Development Bank, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has released a new… Read more »

Africa: Forum for Resilience in Africa 2025 - Farmers Must Become Providers of Food Aid, Not Recipients, Say Experts

Agricultural experts attending the 6th edition of the Africa Resilience Forum, held in Abidjan from 1-3 October, have urged African governments to place greater value on farmers --… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé and Príncipe - African Development Bank Group Approves Additional $8.9 Million Gef Grant to Strengthen Agricultural and Fisheries Sectors Against Climate Shocks

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved an additional grant of $8.9 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support São… Read more »

Mozambique: African Development Bank Group Approves $22.8 Million Grant to Boost Mozambique's Rice Production and Build Climate Resilience

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $22.8 million grant from its concessional African Development Fund to strengthen Mozambique's rice value chain and enhance climate… Read more »

Africa: New AfDB Review Highlights Inland Fisheries As Lifeline for Millions of Africans

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for urgent investment in restoring aquatic habitats and integrating fisheries into… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, AU Commission Launch Continental Food Safety Initiative

The African Development Bank and the African Union Commission (AUC) have recently launched the Strengthening Food Safety Standards and Nutrition in Africa (SFNA) project, a crucial… Read more »

Tanzania: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Launches $2 Million Project to Boost Fertilizer Access in Tanzania

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism of the African Development Bank in collaboration with the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership has officially launched a… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank to Host Event to Scale Up Investments in African Food Security On the Sidelines of Africa Food Systems Forum

What: High Level Side event "From Pledges to Plates: Financing Africa's Agriculture and Food Systems" at the Africa Food Systems Forum Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon - Fish Farming Makes a Difference in the Fight to Improve Living Standards

Along the coast and in south-western regions of Cameroon, fish ponds have become not only centres of production but also hubs of opportunity and economic transformation. A new… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: African Development Bank Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Fisheries and Food Safety in Democratic Republic of Congo

The African Development Bank, under the Programme for Improving Fisheries Governance and Blue Economy Trade Corridors in the Southern African Development Community Region… Read more »

Africa: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to Launch Project Boosting Fertilizer Access for Tanzanian Farmers

What: Launch of Partial Credit Guarantee Project in Tanzania Read more »

Benin: Benin - African Development Bank Approves Over $30 Million to Protect Farmers From Climate Shocks and Food Insecurity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $30.25 million in financing for a pioneering initiative to bolster climate resilience and safeguard… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Bank Approves 115.66 Million Euros to Develop Agricultural and Cross-Border Access Infrastructure

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of 115.66 million euros to finance the second phase of the Cross-border and Agricultural Areas… Read more »