The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's board of directors announced that it approved a $1.5 billion facility to help African countries avert a looming food crisis in the continent.The initiative will provide 20 million African smallholder farmers with certified seeds and will increase access to fertilizers and enable them to rapidly produce 38 million tons of food. Read on.
Farmer and TAAT beneficiary Afrasa Boru working in her wheat field - part of the TAAT Wheat Compact program in Ethiopia and Sudan 2021. The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme aims to help the continent fulfill its enormous potential in the sector by employing high-impact technologies to boost output.
Africa: AfDB Board Approves $1.5 Billion Facility to Avert Food Crisis in Africa
Premium Times, 21 May 2022
The initiative will provide 20 million African smallholder farmers with certified seeds and will increase access to fertilizers and enable them to rapidly produce 38 million tons… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Board Approves $1.5 Billion Facility to Avert Food Crisis
African Development Bank (AfDB), 20 May 2022
Initiative to benefit 20 million African farmers, who will receive certified seed and technology to rapidly produce 38 million tons of food. Read more »
Farmer and TAAT beneficiary Chaltu Kebede inspecting her wheat field as part of the TAAT Wheat Compact program in Ethiopia and Sudan 2021. The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme aims to help the continent fulfill its enormous potential in the sector by employing high-impact technologies to boost output.
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