AfDB to launch 12 projects for agricultural SMEs in 6 African countries on March 27-29
Monday, 26 March 2018 19:55
Tomorrow March 27, 2018, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch 12 new projects to support SMEs active in the agribusiness sector in Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Mozambique and Burkina Faso.
These initiatives will be financed by the agriculture fast-track fund (AFT), launched in May 2012 and managed by the bank.
Valued at $28.8 million, this multi-donor fund aims to increase the investment portfolio for African agriculture and covers all activities in the agricultural value chain.
The fund also operates in other countries such as Benin, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.
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