The board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Abidjan has approved a loan of US$63.38mn to Senegal to implement the Agropole-Centre agro-industrial processing zone project
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Farming innovations which help conserve nature and create jobs
On World Food Day, farmers in the UK and globally showed how innovative farming methods and techniques can improve lives, help meet global climate targets and produce food without harming the natural environment
US$20.5mn renewable energy agriculture project launched in Ethiopia
On 12 October, the Distributed Renewable Energy - Agriculture Modalities (DREAM) initiative began with the launch of nine renewable energy mini-grids and irrigation systems across Ethiopia
AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina receives ‘Man of the Year (Africa)’ award for outstanding visionary leadership
During his period as the Agriculture Minister of Nigeria, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina’s outstanding contribution earned him the ‘2022 Man of the Year (Africa)’ award, presented to him by the Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY), for his visionary leadership as the president of the AfDB
Kenya lifts ban on open cultivation of genetically modified crops
Kenya’s new president has announced that the cabinet had reversed the country’s decade-old decision by lifting the ban on the open cultivation of genetically modified crops