Past Evaluations
The theme of Lessons from IDEV Water and Agriculture Evaluations was discussed during the learning event held on 30th July 2020 on the theme of Closing the Action-Learning-Action Loop: Integrating Lessons Learnt from IDEV Water Evaluations into Feed Africa and Water for Health Operations
The private sector is considered a key contributor to growth and poverty reduction in Africa, as it creates nine-tenths of jobs, three-fourths of economic output and two-thirds of investments. The African Development Bank (AfDB or "the Bank") identified Private Sector Development (PSD) as one of the five operational priorities of its Ten-Year Strategy approved in 2013, which focuses on two overarching objectives: inclusive growth and the transition to green growth.