By Sammy Waweru
Contributor
Civil society organisations have urged financial institutions to provide clearer guidance and stronger safeguards for agricultural financing.
This appeal was made as the African Development Bank (AfDB) was holding its 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The groups warned that the current investment trends could steer Africa’s food systems in risky and unsustainable directions.
The Stop Financing Factory Farming coalition, comprising more than 30 organisations, says there is growing concern over how the billions of dollars expected to flow through the AfDB’s Feed Africa Strategy would be deployed, and whether they will support sustainable, inclusive food systems or accelerate industrial agricultural models.
