Tidal Floods Destroy Sutukoba Rice Fields
By Kebba AF Touray
Information received by Foroyaa on Friday, 20 September 2024 indicate that tidal flooding caused by recent heavy downpours, have destroyed rice...
Agriculture Minister Denies Claim of Fertilizer Scarcity
By Assan Bah
Dr. Demba Sabally, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, shrugged off claims that there is...
Farmers Become Hopeful As Heavy Pour Prevails
By Lamin Fatty
Hopes of farmers rejuvenated as heavy down pour prevails across Central River Region (CRR) and Upper River Region (URR), after a long...
Dry Spell Hit URR Farmers Hard
By Lamin Fatty
Farmers in the Upper River Region have been advised to grow early maturing crops as the dry spell hits farmers hard in...
FAO Commences Training on Aquaculture Management
By Kebba AF Touray
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has commenced training for fisheries and agriculture extension staff on aquaculture...
Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost of Feed, Imported Chickens
By Sariba Manneh
Poultry Farmers across The Gambia in an interview with this medium lamented the high cost of feed and imported chickens, which is...
Fisheries Stakeholders Say Night Fishing Halted
By Hatab Nyang / Louise Jobe
Night fishing activities have stopped across Gambian waters to help rejuvenate the country’s fish stock following the temporary ban...
Cabinet Approves Recapitalisation of NFPSMC to Reduce Debt
By Sariba Manneh
Dr Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture, has told the Assembly that cabinet has approved the Ministry’s cabinet paper for the recapitalisation of...
Gambian Farmers Receive 150 bags of fertilisers from A & P...
By Amadou Manjang
Gambian farmers and gardeners, on Wednesday, 10 July 2024, received 150 bags of 50kg NPK compound fertilisers from A & P Group.
The...
Master Farmers’ Cooperative Association Holds Maiden AGM
By Assan Bah
The Master Farmers’ Cooperative Association (MaFCA), a registered farmer organisation with a broad membership of men, women, and youth across the country...
Onion Farmers Embark on Study Tour
By Mariama Marong
Women onion producers in Kiang Nema and PakauNjogu on Monday, 24 June 2024, embarked on a study tour of Berefet women’s garden...
Rural Farmers Commence Seeding As Seasonal Rainfall Begins
By Lamin Fatty
Farmers in URR and CRR of The Gambia have started partaking in the cropping season as the first significant seasonal rain hits...
Government Assures Farmers of Adequate Supply of Fertilizer
By Yankuba Jallow
The Gambia Government, through the Minister of Information, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, has assured farmers of adequate supply of fertilizer ahead of the...
ActionAid, Partners Launch 3-Year Sustainable Agricultural Project
By: Kebba AF Touray
ActionAid International -The Gambia, in partnership with Njawara Agricultural Training Center, Gambia Participates, and Center for Policy Research and Strategic Studies...
Over 28,000 tons of fertilizer available to farmers – GGC Deputy...
By Mustapha Jallow
As farmers anticipate another success in this year’s season, Lamin Sanyang – the deputy managing director of National Security Processing and Marketing...
Farmers Raise Over 77,000 Rams
By Assan Bah
Dr Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture speaking to reporters at the launch of the 2024 'Tobaski' livestock sales, said up to seventy-seven...
Gov’t Fertilizer Price Pegged at D1100 This Year
By Makutu Manneh
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security in a press release, announced on Tuesday, 11 June 2024 that it will sell a...
Gambia Standards Bureau Trains Extension Workers on Good Harvest Standards
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB), the legal arm of Government mandated to develop and publish national standards in all sectors of...
World Bank Provides $68 Million to Increase Smart Agricultural Productivity
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2024 - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $68.00 million financing for The Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agricultural...
President Barrow Calls on Agriculture Ministry to Support Gambian Rice Producers
A press release from State House in Banjul dated 19 March 2024, indicates that President Barrow has instructed personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture...
