OREANDA-NEWS. The Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department of the African Development Bank Group launched its “Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa 2016-2025” on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire.

The objective of the launch was to present the AfDB strategy for agricultural transformation in Africa to a wide range of stakeholders on the continent.

As part of the Bank’s High 5 Agenda and the objectives of Feed Africa, the Bank adopted the “Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa 2016-2025”. The AfDB’s Feed Africa strategy has four specific goals: contribute to eliminating extreme poverty in Africa by 2025; end hunger and malnutrition in Africa by 2025; make Africa a net food exporter; and move Africa to the top of export?orientated global value chains where it has comparative advantage.

The launch ceremony featured key statements, a presentation of the strategy and a panel discussion. An interactive session with all stakeholders will encourage a fruitful debate.