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The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved US$120 million financing for the second phase of the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme that will improve food production by spreading new agricultural technologies.
The programme will finance technology exchange programmes, align national priorities with regional ones to increase regional cooperation in food technology generation, and support a greater push for technology adoption and dissemination.
“The bank’s support takes a resolved approach to making agriculture more productive and sustainable in West Africa,” said Jamal Saghir, World Bank Director for Sustainable Development in Africa. “It will contribute to increasing growth in the economy, improve food security and reduce poverty,” he added.
