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African Economic Conference Focuses On Agriculture Transformation

The just concluded 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) was all about agricultural transformation. The conference came to a close in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive brainstorming on how Africa countries can achieve agro-allied industrialization. The 12th edition will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in December 2017. Read more. More about AfDB in this BRIEFING.

Africa: African Economic Conference Closes With Call for Agriculture to Be At the Centre of Africa's Development

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve… Read more »

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9 December 2016

Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin Addresses Issues of Globalization and Inequality at the 11th African Economic Conference

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On Day 1 of the 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, Prof. Eric Maskin of Harvard University and co-recipient of the 2007 ... see more »

Africa: Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin Addresses Issues of Globalization and Inequality At 11th African Economic Conference

African Development Bank (AfDB), 9 December 2016

On Day 1 of the 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, Prof. Eric Maskin of Harvard University and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in economics made a short… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference - Why Does Africa Need an Agricultural Transformation?

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

The need for an Africa-wide agricultural transformation was the subject of a special session organized at the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) on Tuesday,… Read more »

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The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) came to a close in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive brainstorming on how Africa countries can achieve agro-allied industrialization. The 12th edition will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in December 2017.

Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Theme of Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth

African Development Bank (AfDB), 5 December 2016

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »

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6 December 2016

Opening Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, At the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 On "Feed Africa - Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"

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Opening Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, At the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 ... see more »

Africa: Experts Seek Timely Climate Action to Support Rural Farmers

African Development Bank (AfDB), 6 December 2016

Experts at the 2016 African Economic Conference on Monday called for timely implementation of climate actions and release of information capable of assisting rural farmers against… Read more »

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6 December 2016

Opening Speech Delivered By Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016

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Opening Speech Delivered By Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December ... see more »

Africa: Study Expresses Skepticism About Ability of African Agriculture to Support Agro-Industry Strategy

African Development Bank (AfDB), 6 December 2016

A study from the Meredith Hanlon Department of Economics, Environmental Science, and Biology, Allegheny College, USA, doubts the ability of African agriculture in its present state… Read more »
Africa: Private Sector SMEs Should Be Catalytic Force in Industrialization of Agriculture

African Development Bank (AfDB), 6 December 2016

Private sector small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be the catalytic force in the industrialization and modernization of agriculture, a paper delivered Monday at the 2016… Read more »
Africa: Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

African Development Bank (AfDB), 6 December 2016

Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Africa is the subject of one of the High Level Panel discussions of the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) which entered its… Read more »
Africa: Value Addition Vital to Industrialize African Agriculture

African Development Bank (AfDB), 6 December 2016

A study by Namalguebzanga Christian Kafando, one of the paper presenters and discussants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja has shown that there is a… Read more »
Africa: Participants Advocate for Land Rights for Women Farmers

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

Participants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja advocated for measures that will guarantee women access to land and promote women’s land… Read more »
Africa: Presenting Its Report On Gender Equality At the 2016 African Economic Conference, UNDP Stresses That Women's Empowerment Key to Transforming the Continent's Agriculture

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

According to a key finding in the United Nations Development Programme’s 2016 Africa Human Development Report (AfHDR) – Accelerating Gender Equality and… Read more »
Africa: Integrated Solutions Key to Regional Agro-Allied Industrialization

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

Participants at the African Economic Conference 2016 in Abuja have identified integrated solutions as key to regional agro-allied industrialization. Read more »
Senegal: Cashew Nut Value Chains Need State Support to Flourish in the Casamance, Paper Finds

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

Three presentations were made during the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja on the examining the dynamics and constraints of the agricultural value chain on the… Read more »
Africa: Youths Affirm Agriculture As Economic Empowerment Tool

African Development Bank (AfDB), 7 December 2016

The agro-allied industrialization of the African continent cannot materialize without the involvement of the youths because they have the right drive and energy, participants at a… Read more »

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Africa Converges in Abuja for the African Economic Conference

About 300 researchers, policy-makers, development partners and other participants have converged in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) from December ... Read more »
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African Economic Conference Focuses On Agriculture Transformation

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Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin Addresses Issues of Globalization and Inequality at the 11th African Economic Conference

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Opening Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, At the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 On "Feed Africa - Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"

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Opening Speech Delivered By Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016

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Africa Converges in Abuja for the African Economic Conference