GIRAV Project Hands Over Tablets to Department of Agriculture
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia Inclusive Resilience Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (GIRAV), under the Central Projects Coordinating Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Government Announces Reduction in Price of Fertilizer 
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia Government under the Leadership of President Adama Barrow through its Spokesperson, yesterday announced a reduction in the price of...
ERI Hands Over Aquaculture Facility To Solicita Federation
By Ndey Sowe
The European Research Institute (ERI) on Monday, May 23, 2022, handed over an over D4 million Aquaculture Facility project to Solicita Federation...
Farmers Lament Low Price of Cashew Nuts
By Nelson Manneh
Cashew farmers have lamented the price of cashew nuts this year, noting that it has drastically fallen down compared to other commodities...
Domestic Poultry Production At Risk Due to Shortage of Feed
By Mustapha Jallow & Assan Bah
Accordong to information gathered by these reporters, domstic poultry producers face high risks of loosing their birds due to...
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...
