Implementation of the Programme in Benin’s savannah region will directly benefit some 50,000 people, with a further 500,000 benefiting indirectly, of which 30% of each target groups will be women ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 11, 2025/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://AfDB.org) meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 ...

The Climate Action Window grant will cover 30 municipalities and support the creation of 60 climate-smart villages across Sahelian countries, helping to strengthen community resilience to climate shocks ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 26, 2025/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $14.64 million to support Project 2 ...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – October 3, 2025 – Smallholder farmers across Africa are increasingly adopting regenerative agriculture practices to boost productivity while protecting the environment. This was the key outcome of the Second Roundtable of African Farmers, which brought together farmers from Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mali, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia. ...

No rain fell last week in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa-growing regions and farmers said on Monday that dry weather could hurt bean quality and tighten supplies from February. The world’s largest cocoa producer is in the dry season from mid-November to March, when rainfall is low. Farmers said there were enough pods on ...

The president of the Pan-African Initiative for Integration and Development, Coulibaly Soumaïla (in white jacket, 2nd row from left to right) and representatives of youth and women’s associations after the conference on climate adaptation in Abengourou on Saturday 07 December 2024 Abengourou – The President of the Pan-African Initiative for Integration and Development, Coulibaly Soumaïla, ...

Carlos Iglesias and Ben Boyles visit the polyhouses and fields of Dev-Agri’s Tiebissou site with farmers and industry representatives. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, projections indicate that Africa’s population will double by 2050. By 2100, it is estimated that one in three people on Earth will be African. Given these forecasts, it’s evident ...

Rice packaging for export (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Although Vietnam’s rice exports have traditionally focused on Asian markets, experts have advised businesses to pay more attention to Africa which has emerged as a key potential market. A promising market According to the Asia-Africa Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Africa ...

The aim is to provide the country with an industrial hub for processing agricultural products and establish a business zone to offer opportunities to young people and women in the Kara and Savanes regions The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have approved a loan of US $26.55 million to Togo ...

Young people awarded prizes for their exploits in the agricultural field in Botro Botro, April 2, 2024 (AIP) – Allamoua Marius, young agricultural entrepreneur, initiated a football tournament from February 24 to March 30, 2024 in Botro, called “the Agriculture Awards” with a view to raising awareness among young people about devote yourself to working ...

THE MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD PRODUCTION, KOBENAN KOUASSI ADJOUMANI Abidjan (AIP)-The Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani promised, Thursday March 7, 2024, during an audience with his Liberian counterpart Alexander Nuetah, to support this country in the expansion of its agricultural ...