The United States of America has approved a new grant of $9.5 million to support the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation initiative (TAAT) to boost food production across the African continent.

According to Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, the grant, which is a part of the larger U.S. government ‘Feed the Future’ global hunger initiative, will be used for the second phase of the Bank programme called TAAT II to help African countries increase food production, introduce climate-smart technologies, and expand extension services, the AfDB said in its news website.

To date, TAAT has deployed climate-resilient agricultural technologies and fertilisers to 13 million African farmers in 40 African countries to help boost the continent’s food production and food security.