News & Events
17/07/2012 - The economic crisis of the 1980s, exacerbated by the armed conflicts of the 1990s in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in a drop in farmer assistance, desertion of farms and lack of maintenance of rural roads. This situation has specifically led to decreased productivity, difficulties in the supply of farm inputs and equipment, and increased inaccessibility to production areas, thus giving rise to food insecurity.
Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Water Supply & Sanitation, Infrastructure
16/07/2012 - The Regional Project on Sustainable Management of Endemic Ruminant Livestock (PROGEBE) resulted from the will of The Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Senegal to implement preservation measures for the trypanotolerant livestock (Ndama cattle, Djallonké sheep and West African dwarf goat) and its natural habitat.
Categories: Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Agriculture & Agro-industries
12/07/2012 - Senegal is a Sahelian country that relies heavily on agriculture. This sector faces weather vagaries and a decline in rainfall during recent decades (200 mm in 30 years). To address this situation and complete the development of the Senegal River valley, the Senegalese government sought to value runoff water resources available in the country.
Categories: Senegal, Water Supply & Sanitation, Agriculture & Agro-industries
- From: 05/07/2012
- To: 06/07/2012
- Location: Dakar, Senegal
The Bank, through the natural resources and environment management, and the compliance and safeguard divisions, is holding two regional workshops in Dakar, Senegal (July 5-6, 2012) for francophone participants and Nairobi, Kenya (July 12-13, 2012) for Anglophone participants. Serving as a platform to share experiences and lessons learned in implementing Environmental and Social Management Plans, the workshop will bring together eighty-five (85) environmental and social specialists implementing agriculture and natural resources management projects in an effort to enhance their capacity in implementing ESMPs.
Categories: Senegal, Kenya, Environment, Agriculture & Agro-industries
29/06/2012 - The project to rehabilitate the agricultural and rural sectors (PRESAR) was designed in the context of a country emerging from conflict. It aims to achieve food security and fight rural poverty. More specifically, the project aims to improve rice production and market gardening as well as livestock
Categories: Guinea-Bissau, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Water Supply & Sanitation, Food Production
21/06/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, a 1-billion South African rand (ZAR) (About USD 117 million) sovereign guaranteed line of credit to the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa for on-lending to the country’s emerging farmers, commercial farmers as well as to agricultural cooperatives and agri-related businesses. The support will help to mobilize financial resources for the agricultural sector, ultimately contributing to job creation and income generation.
Categories: South Africa, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Private Sector Development
28/05/2012 - Liberia, today in Arusha, Tanzania, received an African Development Bank Group grant of USD 46.50 million within the context of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) and an African Development Fund loan worth USD 6 million to finance the country’s Smallholder Agricultural Productivity Enhancement and Commercialization (SAPEC) Project
Categories: Liberia, Agriculture & Agro-industries
22/05/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on 16 May in Tunis, an equity investment of USD 100 million to Agvance Africa, the first agribusiness-focused Fund of Funds on the African continent. The strategic objective of Agvance Africa is to increase private investment flows into the agribusiness sector on the continent to address growing food security concerns and unleash the largely unexploited potential of African agriculture and agribusiness sectors.
Categories: Private Sector Development, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Fund for African Private Sector Assistance
21/05/2012 - African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka capped a visit to Washington with a landmark meeting at the Group of Eight (G8) Summit on Saturday. The special session focused on agriculture policy in Africa, and in particular, a fresh initiative called the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
Categories: Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
16/05/2012 - An African Development Bank (AfDB) mission is currently in Khartoum, Sudan, working with Government authorities and other stakeholders to develop a program intended to build resilience to droughts and provide sustainable livelihoods in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHOA). The mission is headed by AfDB livestock specialist, Umar Lawal, together with Abdul B. Kamara, AfDB’s Resident Representative for Sudan, and various experts from the AfDB and from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Categories: Sudan, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
