Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB)

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the five-day annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on May 23, 2017.

Core Theme: The core theme of the event was “Transforming Agriculture for wealth creation in Africa”, which has tremendous scope for cooperation between India and Africa.

Three Takeaway from the Meeting

• Zambia, Ghana and Togo are among 13 countries that signed partnership agreements with India to enhance the supply of farm machinery and increase farmer competency in mechanized agricultural practices.
• During the annual meetings, the AfDB and the International Finance Corp. pledged support for a deeper investment in women with an emphasis ....