The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved $30.25 million in financing for a groundbreaking climate protection and agricultural sector resilience program in Benin. Thanks to this approval, Beninese farmers, particularly those in northern Benin, will no longer have to fear losing their entire harvest during devastating droughts or sudden ...

By Dowell, Agrifocus Africa July 21, 2025 Thirteen West African countries are advancing a bold regional initiative to fortify rice production against the growing threats of climate change. Backed by a $9.44 million grant from the African Development Fund, the REWARD–Adaptation project is set to transform rice value chains with climate-smart technologies, capacity building, and ...

The funds will be used to build and rehabilitate infrastructure for the production of electricity from renewable sources, in order to diversify the energy mix, avoid CO2 emissions and reduce energy production costs ROME, Italy, August 5, 2024/ — The funds will be used to finance projects in the renewable energy sector aimed at mitigating ...

Olyvia Fadeyi is a mycologist – she studies fungi at Toui-Kilibo reserve in Benin – and is teaching the women from the village of Yaoui how best to harness the economic value of this strangest of crops. Opportunities for women in areas away from the urban hubs are few. Just 13% of women in Benin ...