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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 »
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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 »
African Development Bank (Abidjan)
Empowerment of African Youth & Women Will Transform Agriculture
One of the presentations at the just concluded 2016 African Economic Conference held in Abuja, Nigeria, was on Accelerating Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Africa. According to UNDP, gender inequality costs Sub-Saharan Africa about US $95 billion a year and hampers the continent's efforts for inclusive human development and economic growth. Also presented were the ENABLE (Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment) Youth, an AfDB-IITA programe working to help launch 300,000 agribusinesses and create 8 million jobs in some 30 African countries over the next five years. More about AfDB in this BRIEFING.
The agro-allied industrialization of the African continent cannot materialize without the involvement of women and youths. Women and young entrepreneurs were the focus at different sessions during the 2016 African Economic Conference held in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Recently about 25 young African agricultural entrepreneurs from various countries on the continent were welcomed at the AfDB's headquarters in Abidjan as part of a seminar and ser Read more »
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The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a new report, "Economic ... Read more »
