Rural Farmers Call for Timely Provision of Fertilizer, Farming Inputs
By: Kebba AF Touray
Scores of farmers from Upper River Region South have called on the authorities to ensure timely provision of fertilizer and farming...
Minister Says Agriculture Goes Beyond Crop, Livestock Production
By Fatou B Cham
Information Officer, MoA
The Minister of Agriculture Amie Faburay, on Thursday 21st April 2022 embarked on a monitoring and visibility tour of...
Agric. Minister Tours Poultry Scheme for “Backway” Returnees
By Fatou B Cham, Information Officer, MoA
The Minister of Agriculture Amie Faburay, on Thursday 21st April 2022 visited the Poultry scheme in Giboro, for...
FAO, NaNA, Partners Validate 2021 Rapid Food Consumption Survey Report
To Inform Fortification Policies
07 April 2022, Banjul :– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners on Thursday 7th April...
Technical Advisor Says Beekeeping An Alternative To Address Impact of Climate...
By Mariama Marong / Madiba Singateh
Beekeeping is a non-cropping activity that can serve as a suitable alternative to transform livelihoods of small scale rural...
Heritage Agro-Business, Farmers Sign Contract Cooperation
By Ndey Sowe
A group of farmers from both the West Coast and North Bank Regions, have recently convened a contract signing ceremony with Gambia...
Why Are There Delays In The Purchase Of Groundnuts At Some...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Foroyaa has received reports of long delays in the purchase of groundnuts at some depots. Farmers who have taken their groundnuts...
Lower Saloum Farmers Optimistic Of More Groundnuts For Gov’t If Price...
By Kebba Secka
Scores of farmers in Lower Saloum and secco officials are anticipating more groundnuts for the government if the buying price is increased...
NAFF Pilots Rice Fortification Project for Consumers in Gambia
By Ndey Sowe
Abdul Aziz Ceesay, the Coordinator of the National Alliance for Food Fortification (NAFF), on Wednesday, 29 of December disclosed a pilot program...
Panchang Secco Anticipates Successful Groundnut Trade Season
By Kebba Secka
As part of Foroyaa's mission to monitor, observe and evaluate the progress of each year's groundnut trade season within the farming community,...
NAFF Pilots Rice Fortification Project for Consumers in Gambia
By Ndey Sowe
Abdul Aziz Cessay, the National Alliance for Food Fortification (NAFF) Coordinator, on Wednesday, 29 of December, 2021 disclosed that they are piloting...
MFIs TRAIN ON ISLAMIC MICRO-FINANCE PRINCIPLE
Abdoulai G. Dibba
A three-day training on Islamic Macro-Finance principles for Micro Finance Institutions in the Gambia started at a local hotel/resort on Thursday, 25...
Agriculture Workers’ Association Elects New Executive
By Mustapha Jallow
Seventeen (17) staff were elected on Saturday as new executive members of the country’s Agriculture Workers’ Association (AWA).
The outgoing executive members were veteran...
Farmers in NBR Complain of Pigs Destroying their farms yields
By Louis Jobe
Many farmers of Yalal-Baa, Numukunda and Kunjo villages in the North Bank Region (NBR) close to Farafenni town, have bitterly complained against...
Rural Farmers Explain How Covid-19 Impacted Their Business, Agriculture Sector
By: Kebba AF Touray
Gambian rural farmers have admitted that the agricultural sector, just as every other sector, has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mama...
GAF Ventures into Gardening to Supplement Soldiers’ Feeding Budget
By Makutu Manneh
The Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Mamat O. Cham, has said the Gambia Armed Forces has ventured into gardening to...
Guinea Bissau Farmers to Sign MoU with Gambia to Promote Regional...
By Mustapha Jallow
Guinea Bissau Farmers have taken a step to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Farmers Platform of The Gambia in...
FAO Hands Over Poultry Feed Mill to Farmers in Kaiaf
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close partnership with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, the Ministry...
Agriculture Ministry Inks $3 Million Contract With Microfinance Institutions
By Mustapha Jallow
The Ministry of Agriculture on Friday signed a three million dollars ($3 million) contract agreement with Supersonicz Financial Limited and The Gambia...
28 Youth Trained On Small Ruminant Productions
By Nelson Manneh
The Institute Marques de Valle Flor (IMVF) has on Thursday 1st July 2021 concluded the training of 28 young people on Small...
