{"id":108932,"date":"2023-10-28T05:54:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=108932"},"modified":"2023-10-28T05:54:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:54:13","slug":"283-million-people-go-to-bed-hungry-in-africa-adesina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/283-million-people-go-to-bed-hungry-in-africa-adesina\/","title":{"rendered":"283 Million People Go To Bed Hungry In Africa \u2013 Adesina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1780936441904021506\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, says 283 million people still go to bed hungry in Africa.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe said this at the Norman Borlaug International Dialogue, World Food Prize 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima, who is attending the event in pursuance of the food security and diversification policy of the Tinubu administration, had on Wednesday delivered his keynote address at the ongoing Dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering his own speech titled, \u201cFrom Dakar to Des Moines,\u201d Adesina said alongside the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), AfDB has voted $1 billion to further deliver special agro-industrial processing zones in 24 states of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This is in addition to an initial $520 million voted by the development partners for the development of eight special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He said the decision to pump such huge funds into Nigeria\u2019s agribusiness was part of the resolve to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in 13 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining that it was the core of the food and agriculture delivery compacts from the Dakar 2 Summit held earlier this year in Dakar, Senegal, the AfDB President said, \u201cWe are investing heavily in the development of SAPZs to support the development of agricultural value chains, food processing and value addition, enabling infrastructure and logistics to promote local, regional, and international trade in food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe African Development Bank Group is investing $853 million in the development of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, and it has mobilized additional co-financing of $661 million, for a total commitment of $1.5 billion. We are deploying effective partnerships at scale. We are currently implementing 25 Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones in 13 countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, the African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development provided $520 million for the development of 8 special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria. The second phase of the program aims to mobilize an additional $1 billion to deliver special agro-industrial processing zones in 24 States of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite much progress made in African agriculture, 283 million people still go to bed hungry in Africa, about a third of the 828 million people that suffer hunger globally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He however described the Norman Borlaug International Dialogue World Food Prize 2023, as a \u201cjourney and narrative of how we are combining the power of science, technology, policies, and politics to ensure that Africa fully unlocks its agricultural potential, and feeds itself, with pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AfDB President thanked Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, for participating in the global event, saying their presence is an indication \u201cthat Africa has the political will and is fully ready to tackle food insecurity and make hunger history\u201d on the continent.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, says 283 million people still go to bed hungry in Africa. 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