Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

‘Improve quality 
of life for the 
people in Africa’
‘Light up and Power 
Africa’
•
‘Feed Africa’ will focus on infrastructure 
particularly energy to drive agricultural 
transformation. Related investments will be 
coordinated with general infrastructure plans. 
•
‘Feed Africa’ will focus investments on cross-
border agricultural corridors in addition to 
non-financial resources dedicated to policy 
advocacy and the strengthening of market 
information.
•
‘Feed Africa’ will focus on corridors specifically 
targeted at linking production and markets for 
agricultural goods as well as strengthening 
processing capacity.
•
‘Feed Africa’ will include youth and women 
friendly agricultural finance models and rely 
on the ‘Jobs for Youth in Africa’ to equip youth 
with necessary skills to lead in agribusiness
‘Integrate Africa’
‘Industrialize Africa’
‘Jobs for Youth in 
Africa’
‘Feed Africa’

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3.
THE CATALYTIC ROLE OF THE BANK
3.1
 
The AfDB has considerable experience in supporting African countries in 
developing their agricultural sector. 
The Bank has long recognized that agriculture is 
central for the socioeconomic development of the continent. Between 2006 and 2014, the 
Bank Group carried out 198 operations in agriculture and agribusiness, amounting to 
UA4.5 billion, including181 of sovereign operations and 17 non-sovereign operations.
 
3.2
 
Since 2010, the Bank’s operations in agriculture have been guided by its 
Agriculture Sector Strategy (AgSS) 2010–2014. 
The strategy aimed to contribute to 
greater agricultural productivity, food security, and poverty reduction. Bank interventions 
under the AgSS focused on two pillars: (i) agricultural infrastructure; and (ii) natural 
resource management. Areas of intervention included water-control management, 
construction and rehabilitation of rural roads, markets and storage infrastructure, agro-
processing, and reduction of post-harvest losses. Annex I presents a summary of the 
Bank’s current portfolio in the agriculture sector.

3.3