UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina at the 2017 G7 Summit, Taormina, Italy. African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina has welcomed his reappointment by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group(link is external), a distinguished team of 22 global ...

Workers spreading maize to dry. The decision by Zambian authorities to cut maize exports is hurting the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose southern regions consider the grain a staple food. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The decision by Zambian authorities to cut maize exports is hurting the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose southern regions consider ...

Faced with the effects of climate change, which pose risks of food insecurity, particularly in Africa, a new initiative jointly supported by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) should promote solar irrigation in nine countries on the continent by 2025. Large-scale solar applications for agriculture (LSSAA). This is the ...