Contribution to AFDB's Food Crisis Response

$8M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	African Development Bank Ordinary Capital
Country	Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Start Date	Mar 22, 2024
End Date	Dec 26, 2027
Duration	1,374 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`224305-76`

Grant Description

Sudan 614(A) reprogrammed funds obligated into the Africa Bureaus regional development objective agreement with the african development bank (AFDB), afr/sd will contribute to the agencys food crisis response by partnering with the african development bank (AFDB) in the implementation of the banks technologies for african agricultural transformation (TAAT) II project.

Taat II supports the afdb's african emergency food production facility (AEFPF), the banks rapid response framework to address the food crisis arising from the war in Ukraine, climate change, conflicts, and pests and diseases.

Through aefpf, the afdb also provides billions of dollars in sovereign loans to member countries to respond to the food crisis.