Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) sealed a memorandum of understanding for future collaboration to promote agricultural infrastructure development and skills training for women and youth. The agreement will also advance climate-smart agriculture in Africa. FAO Director-General, Qu Dongyu and BADEA Director-General Sidi Ould Tah signed the agreement on 29 April in a virtual ceremony during a high-level dialogue organized by the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and the CGIAR global partnership. ”Africa is a top priority for FAO,” said Qu Dongyu. With this agreement, “we want to modernise Africa’s agriculture, and make it more efficient, more inclusive and more sustainable,” he added.