A meeting between JIRCAS Pres. Masa Iwanaga and Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Governor of the African Development Bank (AfDB) was held on August 30, 2019. Gov. Adesina together with heads of many African countries and international organizations attended the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) held in Yokohama City on August 28-30, 2019 to promote high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.
The African Development BankAfDB is a multilateral development finance institution promoting investments and projects that are likely to contribute to the economic development and social progress of African countries. During the meeting, Pres. Iwanaga and Gov. Adesina exchanged opinions on effective measures to promote economic development in Africa and completely eliminate hunger through priority investments in agricultural research, and infrastructure and value chain development in rural areas.