Food insecurity in Africa should be overcome in five years – AfDB head
New York, US Reuters Programs supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in over 30 African countries have helped produce some $US12 billion worth of food, and the bank’s $US25 billion objective is “well on track,” AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina said on Friday. “As far as I’m concerned, we shouldn’t be talking about food security […]
African Development Bank backs young ‘agripreneurs’ to beat climate change
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation The African Development Bank plans to deploy billions of dollars to help young people build a new digitally-driven model of agriculture that can feed the continent’s people and boost prosperity even as the planet heats up, its president said. At a global summit this week, the bank and the Global Center […]