March 18, 2025
Africa: Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Read more »
March 17, 2025
Africa: 14th Governing Council Meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
What: 14th Governing Council Meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Who: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism When: 20 March 2025, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm EAT … Read more »
Cameroon: In the Centre of Cameroon, Pineapple Farming Is Transforming the Daily Lives of Women
On the green hills of Ngoumou, cocoa, coffee, banana and pineapple plantations stretch as far as the eye can see. The district in the Centre Region of Cameroon is a rapidly… Read more »
March 03, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank, Pan-African Farmers Organization to Host Conference On Channelling Financing to Smallholder Farmers
What: High-level Conference on Smallholder Farmers Financing - "Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Africa" Read more »
February 21, 2025
Nigeria: African Development Bank and World Food Programme Support Nigeria to Tackle Northeast Food Crisis
In the wake of the devastating floods that hit Borno State in September 2024, the African Development Bank has contributed $1 million from its Special Relief Fund to provide… Read more »
February 07, 2025
Madagascar: Madagascar's Rural Revival - How Two African Development Bank-Supported Programs Are Transforming Agriculture and Entrepreneurship
Two pioneering programs supported by the African Development Bank in Madagascar are breathing new life into the agricultural sector and unlocking entrepreneurial opportunities for… Read more »
December 19, 2024
Chad: Chad - The African Development Fund Approves a Grant of USD 11 Million to Increase Rice Production Through Comprehensive Water Management.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund - the African Development Bank Group's concessional financing window - approved a grant of USD 11.53 million to Chad in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2024 Market Days Highlights Japan's Role in Africa's Agricultural and Energy Revolution
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina painted a compelling picture of the potential of Africa's agricultural and energy transition during a plenary session at the… Read more »
December 17, 2024
Africa: Pafo and African Development Bank Strengthen Partnership to Support Small-Scale Farmers
The Pan African Farmers' Organization (PAFO) and the African Development Bank are strengthening their collaboration to enhance support for small-scale farmers across Africa. A PAFO… Read more »
December 12, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Highlights Efforts in Land Degradation At Ccd COP16
The African Development Bank showcased its critical strategies for combating land degradation and promoting sustainable land management during a key side event at the 16th Session… Read more »
December 04, 2024
Senegal: Senegal - African Development Bank Releases Over €55 Million to Boost Agricultural Production, Employment and Incomes in Nine Regions of the Country
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of €55.33 million to Senegal for the second phase of a life transforming water project in the… Read more »
November 20, 2024
West Africa: The African Development Fund Releases Initial Support of $99 Million to Finance the Development of Rice Cultivation Value Chains in West Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved initial funding of $99.16 million to develop regional rice cultivation value chains as part of the Regional West… Read more »
November 19, 2024
Africa: Benin - African Development Fund Helps Women in Shea Industry Build Economic and Financial Resistance
"I was in a tough situation, my husband was seriously ill and then he passed away," says Yacoubou Safa, a resident of Banigri in central Benin. She is also a member of Antisua, an… Read more »
November 18, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank to Join World Leaders At the G20 Leaders' Summit Prioritizing Global Solutions to End Hunger
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is in Rio de Janeiro where he will reaffirm his commitment to ending hunger and malnutrition. Read more »
November 07, 2024
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Bank Grants Loan of Over €24 Million to Improve Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors, Benefitting Some 700,000 People
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of €24.63 million to Côte d'Ivoire to boost the development of fisheries and aquaculture… Read more »
November 02, 2024
Tanzania: Tanzania Marks Record Agricultural Achievement As African Development Bank President Adesina Urges Investment in Africa
Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is achievable. Read more »
October 30, 2024
Africa: Adesina and Banga Lead the Charge to End Hunger in Africa At 2024 Borlaug Dialogue
In a powerful opening to the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, the president of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his counterpart at the… Read more »
October 28, 2024
Kenya: World Food Prize - The Faces and Farmers Behind African Development Bank's Big Agricultural Numbers. Recognizing Champions in Kenya Who Are Boosting Food Production and Transforming Lives.
World leaders and experts in development, agriculture, economic policy, resource management and nutrition gather in Des Moines, Iowa this week for the annual presentation of the… Read more »
October 25, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank to Co-Host Chemicals and Fertilizers Investment and Trade Roundtable and Clinics
What: Chemicals and Fertilizers Sectors Roundtable and Clinics Read more »
October 17, 2024
Senegal: Senegal - Local Rice Production, Supported By the African Development Fund, Is a Source of National Pride That Contributes to Food Self-Sufficiency
A frail but dynamic figure busies herself around a cooking pot. Read more »
October 16, 2024
Africa: World Food Day - How the New Made Alliance Will Use Digital Technologies to Help Farmers in Africa Feed the Continent
The African Development Bank Group and Mastercard are co-chairing a new initiative called Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance Africa, which aims to provide… Read more »
October 09, 2024
Congo-Kinshasa: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, an African Development Bank-Funded Agroforestry Project Is Rebuilding Biodiversity and Enhancing Livelihoods
In a farming community located in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo, Dorcas Tshabu is turning a childhood dream into a reality. Situated 20 kilometers from the city of… Read more »
October 07, 2024
Benin: Modernizing Agriculture - African Development Fund Project Changes Lives in Benin's Ouémé Valley
The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin's Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm.… Read more »
October 04, 2024
Africa: Food Industries Investment Forum
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September 28, 2024
Lesotho: Lesotho's King Letsie III, African Development Bank Group and Global Philanthropies Forge Strategic Partnership to End School-Age Hunger
The African Development Bank Group and The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) today signed a Letter of Intent formalizing a commitment to establish the End School-Age… Read more »
