Africa has a sizable livestock population and almost each country produces livestock. The sector provides a large spectrum of benefits which include: cash income, food, manure, draft power and hauling services, savings and insurance, and social prestige (PicaCiamarra et al., 2014)....
PPM - Algérie - Projet d’appui technique au programme de création de nouvelles exploitations agricoles et d’élevage - 12 2014
The African Water Facility announced on December 15 that is has offered a €3.4 million grant to the Government of Mozambique to conduct a feasibility study for the development of a climate adaptation project in the lower Limpopo region. This project will include building infrastructure to...
La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le gouvernement mauritanien ont signé, ce 11 décembre 2014 à Abidjan, trois accords de don totalisant plus de 24 millions de dollars EU.
Ces dons, destinés à favoriser une croissance inclusive dans le pays, financeront la composante mauritanienne du...
10-Dec-2014
The Bank Group approves second phase of Uganda Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, during its ordinary sitting on Tuesday December 10, 2014 in Abidjan, approved the second phase of Uganda’s Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program (MATIP 2), aimed to reconstruct an additional 11 of the remaining 14 markets in...
Even if you don’t believe in miracles, it cannot be denied that Africa has come a long way over the past 15 years. As recently as 2000, the front cover of the Economist proclaimed Africa “the hopeless continent” (Economist, 2000). Yet recent evidence suggests that the continent is anything but...
28-Nov-2014
The West Africa Monitor Quarterly, Issue 4 Unleashing the agro-industry potential of the region
The African Development Bank has released the latest edition of The West Africa Monitor Quarterly.
“West Africa’s growth remains strong, but it is likely to slow down, mostly due to the drop in oil and mineral prices”, says Emanuele Santi, AfDB regional economist for West Africa.
The...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank have completed a seminar on improving the hydrological and meteorological systems in Africa. These are systems for capturing weather and climate data and disseminating information to users for decision support development planning. Coming under...
Each year Africa imports one-third of the world’s rice, about 20% (5.2 million tons) for West Africa alone. By 2020 an extra 17 million tons of milled rice, costing billions in scarce foreign currency, will be required if domestic production continues to lag behind the growing demand. Any price...