Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

Figure 17
 present the current projected OSAN pipeline. While the mix 
of projects is expected to shift to become more representative of the ATA, the pipeline for 2016 
shows that there are enough viable agriculture requests to absorb the planned $2.4bn of lending 
annually. 
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 Includes the Agriculture Fast Track Fund, Climate Development Africa Special Fund, Horn of Africa 
Program, Sahel Program Action Fund, Marrakech Initiative, African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism and 
The Africa Trade Fund. Details of these funds can be found in the appendices to this report.

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Figure 16: Current OSAN project lending pipeline, 2016-2019 (US$mn)
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Figure 17: Current OSAN planned lending for 2016-2019 (US$m)
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The Bank’s funds for agricultural transformation will be available for 
agricultural commodities and agro-ecological zones that are within the focus of the 
strategy. 
The Bank will continue to support programs for investments outside these areas 
through existing ADB and ADF windows.
FINANCING THE TOTAL COST FOR AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN 
AFRICA 
4.8 
The total cost for agricultural transformation for the priority commodities and 
agro-ecological zones in the strategy is between US$315bn and US$400bn over 10 years, 
equivalent to US$32bn – $40bn per year.
Current sources of finance for agricultural 
development are primarily from three areas: funds from sovereign and non-sovereign 
investments into agriculture from the multi-lateral and bilateral development partners including 
the AfDB; public sector spending; and private sector investments into agriculture. Overall 
these total ~$9bn per year of investments into African agriculture (of the AfDB’s level of spend 
is assumed to be $2.4bn per year, rather than the current $0.6bn per year), leaving a gap of 
$23bn to $31bn per annum to be mobilized in order to drive transformation. 
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 OSAN, April 4, 2016.
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OSAN, April 4, 2016.
 

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