The African Development Bank and the FAO today agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at catalysing agriculture sector investments in Africa to end hunger and malnutrition and increase prosperity throughout the continent. In terms of the agreement, the African Development Bank and the FAO are...
On 27 August 2018, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, will deliver a Public Lecture on strategies for unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential at the Headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy.
Members of the UN Rome...
23-Aug-2018
PPM – Namibia - Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP)
PPM – Namibia - Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP)
Kenya has one of the most dynamic and innovative economies in sub-Saharan Africa. A decade after going through a food crisis and in the aftermath of the drought in 2016-2017, the country aims to achieve self-sufficiency in food products such as maize, tomato, cabbage, rice, beans, milk and meat....
The overall goal of the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP) is to contribute to the attainment of Sudan’s National Agriculture Investment Plan (SNAIP) goals in achieving a comprehensive national socio-economic development driven by a dynamic agricultural sector. The specific...
16-Aug-2018
Tanzania - Tanzania initiative for preventing aflatoxin contamination (TANIPAC) - Appraisal Report
The Tanzania Initiative for Preventing Aflatoxin Contamination (TANIPAC) project is being designed within the context of Tanzania Development Vision 2025 (TDV 2025), which places a high priority on the agriculture sector. The TDV 2025 identifies the following three priority goals: (i) ensuring...
Beneficiaries of PAIA-ID, an African Development Bank-financed agriculture project in rural Côte d’Ivoire. At the invitation of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, Canada’s Minister for International...
Stockbreeders in the project area,who are among the poorest segments in the country,continue to carry out their activities in a hostile and difficult environment. With the long periods of transhumance driven by the search for water and pasture, the pastoral livestock system exerts strong pressure...