The African Development Bank has approved a US$50 million line of credit to Nigeria’s Sterling Bank Plc to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in strategic sectors, including agriculture, renewable energy and social sectors such as health and education. The facility,...
The African Development Institute (ECAD) of the African Development Bank and the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) will convene an international conference under the theme “Optimizing Value Chain(s) in the Agricultural Sector” from 25 – 27 September 2018. The conference will be held at the NICON...
The African Development Bank and Purdue University are organizing the Scale Up Conference on Agricultural Innovations from September 25-27, 2018, to address how to shift agricultural innovations from research institutions into the developing world, particularly Africa. The Scale Up...

Several African agriculture ministers joined public and private sector representatives calling for more investment in agriculture at a Leadership4Agriculture event held at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Organized by the African Development Bank, the...
Africa pays more than a crippling $35 billion annually to import food, a figure that could rise to $110 billion by 2025, if current trade trends continue. To reverse this, the African Development Bank intends to create staple crops processing zones (SCPZs) to help African countries become net...
Le Projet d’Appui au Développement des Chaînes de Valeurs Agricoles dans les Savanes (PADECAS) en République Centrafricaine vise à contribuer à l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle à travers l’augmentation de la production agricole (agriculture et élevage) et l’amélioration...

Face à une salle comble d’experts internationaux en agriculture au siège de la FAO à Rome, le 27 août 2018, Akinwumi Adesina, lauréat du Prix mondial de l’alimentation 2017 et président de la Banque africaine de développement, a déclaré que « l’avenir de l’alimentation dans...

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement a signé avec le gouvernement du Togo des accords de prêt et de don pour un total de quelque 16,63 milliards de FCFA, dans le cadre de son Projet de transformation agro-alimentaire (PTA-Togo).  Il s’agit d’un protocole d'accord de don du...

Dr. Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Executive Director of the World Food Program Your Excellencies, esteemed Ambassadors here in Rome, African Permanent...