AfDB pledges $2.9 billion to agriculture development in Nigeria, others
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced an investment commitment of $2.9 billion to agriculture development in Nigeria and several African countries.
AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, committed in a statement published on the AfDB’s website on Tuesday, at the sideline of the bank’s annual meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
Adesina disclosed that since the bank’s summit in 2023, six African countries, including Nigeria, have set up presidential-level councils to drive implementation of the Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts agreed at the summit. read more >>