Gender Survey Report on Horticulture Value Chain Validated
By Makutu Manneh
United Purpose and partners have validated the Gender Survey report in the horticulture value chain, to identify the gender roles and functions...
Cashew Farmer Appeals For Better Price For Their Produce
By Kebba Secka
Abdou Marong, a cashew grower in Ngain Sanjal village, has appealed for the Government of the Gambia to come up with a...
Forum On Co-management Of Mangroves For Women Shell-Fishers Held
By Madiba Singhateh
‘Try Oyster’ association together with the University of Cape Coast in Ghana; Development Action Association (DAA ); World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and the...
Cashew Owners Clear Farms In Anticipation Of A Successful Season
By Nelson Manneh
Cashew owners in the Kombo South District of the West Coast Region have started clearing their farms in anticipation of a good...
Supersonicz Micro-Finance Constructs 24 Garden Reservoirs in Mandinary
By Yankuba Jallow
Supersonicz Micro-Finance has on Wednesday, 11th January handed over 24 water reservoirs to the women garden in Mandinary Village, Kombo North.
The micro-finance...
Low Sales of Groundnuts at ‘Seccos’
By Lamin Fatty
Secco (buying point) presidents decried the low sales of groundnut at their seccos.
This reporter went round seccos in all the districts of...
URR Farmers Urge Government To Address Pest Infestation With Urgency
By: Kebba AF Touray
In an interview with this medium, farmers in the Upper River Region (URR), appealed to the Gambia Government to intervene and...
Women Farmers Highlight Their Problems
By: Kebba AF Touray
Women vegetable and rice producers in Jeshwang, Abuko, Kololi and Fajikunda among other communities within the KMC, have complained about the...
Chamoi Women Gardeners Elaborate On The Challenges In Gardening
By: Aja Musu Bah in Basse
Women gardeners of Chamoi village in Tumana District in the Upper River Region (URR), have elucidated the numerous challenges...
Millet Farmers in URR Decry Low Harvest Due to High Cost...
By: Aja Musu Bah in Wuli
As millet forms a greater part of the predominant foods consumed by people in the Gambia, it is therefore...
HOW WELL IS THE GROUNDNUT TRADE FARING?
When President Barrow announced the farm gate price of groundnut he felt he had made a good offer by increasing the price from D28,000...
Many Farmers Still Reluctant To Sell Their Groundnuts
By Nelson Manneh
Adama Ceesay, a farmer from Jarumeh Koto in the Central River Region of the Gambia, informed Foroyaa that farmers are not happy...
FAO Hands Over New Fish Smokehouses
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday 9th December 2022, handed over two new and environmentally friendly ‘FAO Thiaroye Technique (FTT)’ model fish...
Ex-Farmers’ Association President Says Government Should Still Increase The Price of...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Alkali Jatta, a veteran farmer and former President of the Gambia Farmer’s Platform, has reacted to Government's announcement of D32,000 as...
Price of Groundnut Pegged At D32 Thousand per Tonne
By: Kebba AF Touray / Hatab Nyang
President Adama Barrow has announced that the price for a ton of groundnut during the 2023 groundnut trade...
Gambia In Catch-22 Situation As Prices Of Essential Commodities Continue To...
By Makutu Manneh
For the past three years, the prices of essential commodities continue to soar in the country. The issue—which is a hot-topic discussed...
QOTD: Is Government Now Responsible For Determining The Price Of Groundnuts?
During his tour the president of the republic did announce that the price of groundnuts will be put at D32,000 per tonne. In the...
FSQA Urges Compliance in Investigating Expired Products
By Assan Bah
Muhtarr Sonko, Principal Inspector at the Food Safety and Quality Authority, has called on shopkeepers and shop owners to comply with their...
Agriculture Ministry Launches Project To Increase Food, Nutritional Security
By Makutu Manneh / Assan Bah
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a project on Wednesday August 17th 2022, to increase the country’s food and...
Tujereng Gardeners Call for remedy after devastating flood
By Mariama Marong
Tujereng women gardeners have recently called on the government to remedy their devastating situation that occurred due to the July 2022 flooding...
