Building the next generation of African agricultural economists was one of the key highlights of a Structural Transformation of the African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) workshop at the headquarters of the African Development Bank, from December 11-12, 2017. Organized by the...

On the occasion of International Migrants Day, December 18, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to reconstruct rural areas from zones of economic misery to zones of economic prosperity. This will in turn expand economic opportunities for African youth, leading to...

PAGPA is aligned with the national development programme, SCAPE 2013-2017, notably Pillar (I) development of sectors with strong growth potential and Pillar (IV) strengthening governance. It is also aligned with the two pillars of the Bank's CSP (2016-2020), namely: (i) Development of inclusive...

Conscious of its heavy dependence on the oil sector, Gabon in 2010 launched an economic transformation strategy (Emerging Gabon), in which agriculture is playing a key role. To implement this strategy, the country launched several reforms and developed international partnershipsas well as flagship...

The Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project’s (NAMSIP) development goalis to improve household food security and reduce poverty. The Project’s objectives areto (i) enhance agricultural productivityin order to reduce annual importation of staple cereal crops/grains, (ii)...

More than 160 million Africans (about one in four Africans) are food insecure and malnourished, making Africa the most food-insecure region in the world. More than 32 million African children under five are underweight, of which nearly 10 million are severely underweight, and 14.3 million are...

Thousands of small and medium enterprises in Mauritius will benefit from a US $100-million loan to the country from the African Development Bank. The Bank approved the loan through its public sector window to MauBank Holdings Ltd. in Mauritius to expand its SME business across sectors and foster...

he African Development Bank’s  2017 Country Results Brief released recently is dedicated Tanzania. The report analyzes Tanzania’s economic situation as a country at the crossroads that has maintained an average growth rate of 6% over the last decade — supported by the industrial sector...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Namibia’s Agriculture Sector with the approval of One Billion South African Rands (*ZAR 1 billion) loan to finance the country’s Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP). The NAMSIP was approved by the AfDB Board, on...