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Agriculture is the backbone of the Sudanese economy, accounting for 60% of total national exports and generating a third of its gross domestic product. It employs more than half of the country’s workforce.

African Development Bank to Finance Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project

By African Development Bank Published January 14, 2023 African Development Bank has approved US$73.81 million to finance the Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project under its African Emergency Food Production Facility. Agriculture is the backbone of the Sudanese economy, accounting for 60% of total national exports and generating a third of…

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African Development Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford speaks at a pre-AGRF Summit event centered on the Bank's new African Emergency Food Production Facility

Rwanda Hosts African Green Revolution Forum

By Khalifa Hemed Published September 12, 2022 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Africa’s largest agriculture conference, has ended in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, September 6-9, 2022. The forum kicked off with African Development Bank (AfDB) co-organizing a side event focused on its US$1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility at…

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