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- Date: 01/08/2012
- Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is attending the meeting of African finance ministers and central bank governors which began in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 1 August.
Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Poverty Reduction, Food Production, Youth, Human and Social Development, Energy & Power
- From: 18/05/2012
- To: 19/05/2012
- Location: Camp David, Maryland
Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, will take part in an extraordinary meeting of the world’s richest nations this week to discuss the critical issue of food security in Africa.
Categories: United States of America, Food Production
- Date: 15/02/2012
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The high inflation rates that that have been plaguing the countries of East Africa recently could start to fall in 2012 and eventually reach single-digit level, a meeting organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Nairobi heard today.The seminar on ‘Inflation Dynamics in East Africa’ brought together the governors and high officials from the central banks of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Nigeria to discuss the bout of high inflation recently suffered in the region.
Categories: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Financial Crisis, Food Production
- From: 27/10/2011
- To: 28/10/2011
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The annual partnership meeting on agriculture and food security in Africa between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) took place in Tunis on 27-28 October 2011.
Categories: Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
- From: 16/10/2011
- To: 17/10/2011
On 16 and 17 October 2011, the international community will mark two special days that are at the core of the work of the African Development Bank
Categories: Food Production, Poverty Reduction, Human and Social Development
- From: 13/10/2010
- To: 15/10/2010
- Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is participating in the World Food Prize-2010 Borlaug Dialogue taking place from 13-15 October 2010, in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Categories: United States of America, Food Production, Agriculture & Agro-industries
- From: 03/10/2010
- To: 06/10/2010
- Location: Kampala, Uganda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in this year’s African AgriBusiness Forum in Kampala, Uganda, from 3 – 6 October 2010. Sponsored by several partners (AGRA, FAO, NOVUS, Stanbic Bank, IFDC, Rabobank, KPMG, Winrock, among others), the international platform will enable delegates to exchange views on best practices and contemporary issues pertaining to the sustainable development of Africa’s Agricultural and Agro Industrial Sectors.
Categories: Uganda, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
- From: 03/02/2010
- To: 04/02/2010
- Location: Hammamet, Tunisia
The AfDB, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and FAO are organizing a conference in Hammamet, Tunisia on the Strategy for Improving Food and Agricultural Statistics in Africa. The conference is being held from February 3-4, 2010, and was opened by Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, AfDB Director, Statistics Department.
Categories: Tunisia, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
- Date: 20/01/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the World Food Programme (WFP) will organize, on 20 January 2010, a High Level Technical Meeting in Tunis to discuss past and on-going cooperation between the two organizations, as well as opportunities for consolidating partnership. “The global food and financial crises, the state of continental agriculture and food security, as well as the current strategic directions of the Bank and WFP have heightened the need for innovation in development cooperation between both institutions”, said Mr Aly Abou-Sabaa, AfDB Director for Agriculture and Agro-industry Department.
Categories: Tunisia, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
- Date: 16/11/2009
- Location: Rome, Italy
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jacques Diouf, proposed that this Summit should agree on key actions to tackle the food insecurity situation. As he said “the silent hunger crisis — affecting one sixth of all of humanity — poses a serious risk for world peace and security. We urgently need to forge a broad consensus on the total and rapid eradication of hunger in the world.”
Categories: Italy, Food Production
