“Price Of Fertilizers To Be Reduced”, Agric Minister
By: Kebba Mamburay
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Omar Jallow on Thursday 17th may 2018, in an interview in his office, told Foroyaa that the...
Deforestation ...
By: Momodou Conateh
Decades Old Mahogany Tree Destroyed In Minutes By Chain Saw
Trees are very important in human life but their continuous exploitation by man,...
NGOs Commence Capacity Building Training for NAFF
By: Kebba AF Touray
The National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Purpose (UP), have commenced a two...
GYIN Held 2nd Rural Youth Award
By Saikou Suwareh Jabai in NBR.
The Gambia Chapter of Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) on Saturday 28th April, 2018, staged a successful award ceremony for...
ECOWAS Parliament Search For Solutions For Climate Change
By Kebba Jeffang
Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have converged in Banjul to find solutions that will address the effects of climate change in agriculture....
Updated National Seed Policy Validated
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The National Seed Secretariat in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, on Tuesday 17th April 2018, validated...
Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment brief President Barrow
State House, Banjul, 4th April 2018 - President Adama Barrow received the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment as part of the first quarterly sectoral...
FAO Capacitizes Extension Officers To Control Fall Army Worm
BY: LAMIN FATTY IN URR
As part of national efforts in mitigating the impacts of a notorious crop pest called Fall Army Worm FAW, the...
National Horticultural Show Held
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Department of Horticultural Services under the Department of Agriculture, with funding from the National Land Development and water Management Project (NEMA),...
Secco Managers In A Dilemma
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (formerly GGC) is pursuing the policy of cash sale of groundnuts but the “secco” managers are...
Secco Managers Lament Lack Of Cash
Abdoulai G. Dibba
“Secco” Managers within the Barra, Kerewan, Kaur and Kuntuar GGC Depot circles have informed this medium that the last time they received...
Threat To Food Security Spotted In Gambia Fao, Partners Mount...
The Fall Army Worm (FAW), a destructive and dreadful crop pest which poses a great threat to food security, was spotted in the Gambia...
CRR Fishing Association Calls For Government Intervention
By: Kebba AF Touray
Members of the CRR Fishing Association yesterday vented their frustration and dissatisfaction towards the use of illegal fishing gears in their...
Delay In Discharge Of Nuts Causes Lack Of Cash In Seccos-Secco...
Abdoulai G. Dibba
‘Seccos’ Managers have lamented that the delay in the discharge of vehicles with nuts at the National Food Security Processing and Marketing...
Young Horticulturists Bemoan Erratic Power Supply
By Kebba Jeffang
Towards a journey of self-reliance, four young men in Abuko, who have ventured into horticulture to make life successful on home soil,...
Teacher Quits Job for Chicken Rearing
By Kebba Jeffang
After realizing that her annual earnings from professional teaching is D34, 000 while chicken rearing earns her D64, 000 in 45 days,...
From Jail to a Thriving Poultry Farmer- Gambian Migrant’s Story
By Kebba Jeffang
After securing his freedom from a Libyan jail, 21 year old ‘maltreated’ young Gambian has started shining in his alternative selected earning...
FAO, Agric. Ministry Sensitize Stakeholders On FAW
By Fatoumatta K Jallow/Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, on Saturday...
NACOFAG Consultation Forum On GNAIP Phase 2
By Awa B. Bah
The National Coordinating Organization for Farmer Associations in the Gambia, NACOFAG, recently held a daylong dialogue and consultation forum on The...
Food Processor Organizations Boosted
By Awa B. Bah
The National Association of Food Processors on Thursday 21stDecember 2017, handed over food processing utensils to 13 women food processors at...
