Ahead of the 2017 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, wants greater attention paid to the implementation of concrete plans for achieving the green revolution in Africa. The seventh African Green Revolution Forum...

The African Development Bank has given its support to Southern African leaders in their efforts to accelerate development and growth in the region. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina was among a host of leaders who delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 37th SADC Heads of...

Cocoa production in Africa is set to take a turn for the better, as the African Development Bank (AfDB) begin plans to support producers of the crop on the continent. Among other planned interventions, the Bank is considering support to Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to reduce the...

Africa has achieved unprecedented economic growth over the past two decades and is experiencing its longest period of sustained economic growth since the 1960s. The growth rate has not only accelerated, but also spread geographically. In 2015, average real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.5...

Modern agricultural inputs such as inorganic fertilizer and pesticides potentially help farmers boost productivity significantly, a goal critical to structural transformation and poverty reduction, particularly in regions like sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There is a strong, causal relationship between...

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, is championing the transformation of the rural economies of African countries as the fastest way to lift millions of people out of poverty. The President, who is on a three-day visit to Ghana, August 1-4, spoke at a welcome...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest US $24 billion dollars in agriculture as part of its Feed Africaprogramme- a strategy for agricultural development in Africa. President of the Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, said this in a speech he delivered at the 50th anniversary celebration...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed a landmark agreement to strengthen partnership at country level. Both parties have agreed to jointly pull together the sum of US $2 billion over the next three years to finance projects in agriculture and...

Since 2005, Ghana continues to show steady improvements in economic growth of over 7% per year on average, making it the first African country to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger. However, as growth has accelerated the disparities...