AfDB approved 50 million Dollars for Malawi’s agriculture, relief Maize

African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved more than 50 million Dollars towards agriculture productivity, commercialization and procurement of relief maize.

African Development Bank, President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina pledged the support during the Malawi partners Conference on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

On food production, Adesina said AfDB is more than ready to support Malawi Government to embark on a programme of pumping water from Lake Malawi for irrigation.

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Simplex Chithyola Banda said AfDB interventions will improve Malawi’s economy on top of empowering young people to venture into agricultural value chain.