Ten African countries have pledged nearly US$9 million to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), increasing their contributions to support rural development, smallholder farmers and stronger food systems across the continent. Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe announced their commitments to IFAD’s fourteenth replenishment cycle, known as IFAD14, ...

Sudan is exploring the use of Turkish ports as a distribution and logistics hub for agricultural exports as the country seeks to reconnect producers with international markets following severe disruption caused by the war. The proposal, being discussed by the Turkish-Sudanese Economic Business Council, would allow Sudanese agricultural products to move through Turkish ports before ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated approximately $100 million to support public health, agriculture and basic services in Sudan as the country seeks to restore essential services and rebuild economic activity disrupted by the ongoing civil war. Sudan’s Finance Ministry announced the allocation on 15 September 2026, highlighting the funding as part of efforts ...

BOOST project launch signing ceremony group photo with Bank Group and WFP colleagues including AfDB East Africa Director General Alex Mubiru (far left), WFP Sudan Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat (4thfrom L) and David Muthusi Mutuku, AfDB Sudan Country Manager (5th from L). SUDAN – The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the United Nations World ...

The agreement, signed on 18 February 2026 in Abuja, bolsters a shared commitment to modernise African agriculture by scaling proven technologies, strengthening seed systems, and expanding partnerships. ABUJA, Nigeria, February 26, 2026/ — The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a $16.61 million grant agreement ...

Port Sudan |December 2025 Sustain Africa, a pan-African initiative hosted by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) and implemented in partnership with CIMMYT, has delivered a major shipment of agricultural inputs to Sudan as part of efforts to revive food production following more than two years of conflict. The initiative confirmed the successful arrival of ...

A happy woman in the middle of her wheat field produced under the Bank’s TAAT programme When he received the World Food Prize in Des Moines, USA, in October 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina announced a landmark initiative to help feed Africa: the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme. He described TAAT ...

Climate change is an ongoing and increasing threat to African agriculture. Prolonged droughts, pest outbreaks, and poor soil quality are all exacerbated by erratic weather patterns. Genetically-engineered crops are one plank of the adaptative solution, but farmers need more tools in their toolbox. That’s where mutation breeding and other nuclear agriculture technologies come into play. ...

The spread of conflict, access challenges and widespread flooding are severely hampering the emergency response efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations across the country, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, AbdulHakim Elwaer, warned. According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) results published ...

The list of China’s food imports from Africa now includes avocados, soybeans, pineapples, chillies, cashew nuts, sesame seeds and spices. Photo: Xinhua Avocados and honey imports a sign of China’s growing agricultural engagement with Africa Agricultural cooperation to be high on the agenda when Beijing hosts the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit next week. South ...