Seccos in URR & CRR South begin to receive cash after...
By Lamin Fatty
The groundnut buying centres locally known as Seccos in the Upper and Central River Regions have not commenced buying groundnut from farmers...
35 Graduate on Beekeeping & Honey Harvesting
By Madiba Singhateh
Thirty-five (35) people have recently graduated from a 6-day training on bee keeping and honey harvesting organized by the National Bee Keepers Association...
Farmers Describe Groundnut Price as Unsatisfactory
By Lamin Fatty
Farmers have described President Adama Barrow’s price of groundnut for this year’s trade season as shocking.
President Adama Barrow announced the price of...
GOVERNMENT YET TO DECIDE PRICE OF GROUNDNUT
By Kebba Touray
The Gambia Government is yet to determine the price of groundnut as farmers begin calls for the Government to consult them in...
Farmers Call for Good Groundnut Price from Government
By Lamin Fatty
The farmers in the Upper River Region have demanded the Gambia Government to come up with a favourable price for groundnut as...
Foni Kansala Farmers Anticipate Good Yield
Despite Abandoning Their Farmlands at Casamance Border
By Nelson Manneh
Farmers residing along border villages in Foni have revealed they anticipate good yield this year despite...
Tujereng Women Gardeners Plead for Support after Flood Destroys Their Garden
Mariama Marong
Tujereng Women's Gardeners have again called for government intervention to remedy their devastating situation that occurred due to heavy flooding. In 2022 flooding...
Farmers’ Union Commend President for Fertiliser Subsidy
The Gambia Farmers’ Union has commended government’s efforts geared towards the promotion of agriculture with high subsidy on fertilizer prices, says a release from...
Internally Displaced Gambians in Foni Decry Insufficient Seedlings
By Nelson Manneh
Internally displaced Gambians in Foni decried insufficient seedlings for cultivation and requested support for seeds from the Gambia Government as the farming...
Fertilizer Policy Formulated – President Barrow Says
By: Kebba AF Touray
President Barrow said Thursday his government has formulated a policy on fertilizer that has been validated, with the objective of enhancing...
Muhammed B.S. Jallow Appointed Gambia’s New VP
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has appointed Mubammed B. S. Jallow as the country's new Vice President, effective 24th February 2023. This information was...
Banjulunding Women Gardeners Appeal For Adequate Water Supply, Fence
By Sariba Manneh / Fatoumatta Conteh
The Banjullinding Women Gardeners in an interview with this medium on Wednesday 15th February 2023, appealed to the government...
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...
