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...
Agric. Minister Admits Units Confronted with Human Resource, Financing Challenges
By: Kebba AF Touray
Agriculture Minister Sabally has admitted that the ministry’s units are faced with human resource and financing challenges in the execution of...
GUBA signs MoU with Livestock Department to improve animal welfare
By Mustapha Jallow
The Gam United Breeders Association (GUBA) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Livestock under the...
URR Buying Points Marred by Cash Shortage
By Lamin Fatty
Most groundnut buying points (seccos) in the Upper River Region continue to face cash shortages despite GGC recent announcement of the availability...
FIOHTG Inaugurate Cereal Bank in Kerr Ardo
By Sariba Manneh
Gambian groups from Sweden in collaboration with Future In Our Hands-The Gambia (FIOHTG) on Tuesday, 23 January 2024, inaugurated a cereal bank and...
Farmers Disappointed at this Year’s Trade Season
By Lamin Fatty
Groundnut farmers in the Upper River Region (URR) have expressed their disappointment with the government at this year’s groundnuts trade season.
Some desperate...
Salt water intrusion wreaks havoc in Faraba- Sutu Rice Fields
By Nelson Manneh
The women in Faraba-Sutu have recently abandoned their fertile wetlands due to intrusion of salt water into the swamplands (‘Faros’).Faraba-Sutu is located...
MoA Validates National Agroecology Plans
By Amadou Manjang
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Friday validated National Agroecology Plans for the Gambia.
The validated documents are National Consultation Framework on Agroecology and...
Farmers Sell Groundnut on Credit to Government
By Biran Gaye
For decades, Gambian farmers have continued to sell groundnut produce to government as the latter hardly provides adequate cash to purchase groundnuts...
How journalist-turned-entrepreneur set up Musu’s Spice
By Momodou Jarju
For almost eight years, Aja Musu Bah has laboured in the Gambia’s media fraternity. During this period, she has served as a...
