African Development Bank

Headquarters
Côte d'Ivoire
Type
Financial Institution
Specialization
Public private cooperation

Established to promote economic and social development efforts on the continent, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group comprises three entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). The AfDB has focused attention on the design and programming of a spatial model of agro-industrial processing, termed the ‘Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone’ (SAPZ) under the Feed Africa Strategy. Agro-industrialization interventions by the AfDB operate through two primary channels: (i) funding of infrastructure projects that enable the creation of productivity-enhancing agricultural development; and  (ii) supporting policy dialogue, technical assistance, innovation and technological development, institutional capacity building, and financing  arrangements  for agricultural transformation and rural development.