Vegetables Sellers Urge Government to Build Storage Facilities
By Nelson Manneh
Vegetables sellers at the Serrekunda market urged the Government to build storage facilities where they can keep their vegetables for long periods...
Agric. Ministry Distributes Hundreds of Farming Equipment To Reduce Women’s Drudgery
By Momodou Jarju
The Ministry of Agriculture has begun distributing different types of farming equipment to various regions across the country in a bid to...
Price of fertilizer pegged at D700
By Nelson Manneh
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC) said the price for fertilizer was pegged at seven hundred Dalasi per 50...
Mira Farms lay-off Two Women Kafos Due To Covid-19
By Momodou Jarju
Co-founder of Mira Farms Limited, Mandou Fofana, has revealed that two women groups, locally called Kafos, have lost their job with them...
GAF still resolute to implement first-ever major agricultural project
By Yankuba Jallow
GAF’s public relations officer, Major Lamin K. Sanyang said they are still firm in their pursuit of implementing their first-ever large scale...
GGC Delivers 2,000 Metric Tons of Compound Fertilizer
By Makutu Manneh
The National Food Security, Processing and Marketing Corporation formerly GGC, under its mandate to procure and deliver fertilizer to the farming communities,...
Sutukoba Horticultural Gardeners Extol NEMA Project, but…
By Kebba Touay
Women horticultural gardeners of Sutukoba village in the Wuli District have praised the NEMA Project, for the establishment of a new garden...
Agric Minister Briefs IFAD on the Status of Agriculture in The...
The Hon. Minister for Agriculture Amie Faburay was recently in Rome, Italy to attend the 43rd session of the Governing Council of the International...
Agric Minister Hands Over Equipment To Farmers In CRR North
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Minister of Agriculture Amie Fabureh on Friday February 7,2020 concluded a three-day tour of Central River Region North in which she...
National Platform for Non-state Actors in Fisheries / Aquaculture Installed
By Madiba Singhateh
The Regional Platform of Non-state Actors of Fisheries Aquaculture sector in West Africa concluded a two-day meeting on 30th January to install...
Rice Production Declines As Consumption Increases
Abdoulai G. Dibba
Rice production is in gradual and general decline, when the national rice requirement for Gambians as their staple food, continues to increase.
According...
Forestry Director Says Thousands of Hectares of Forest Transferred to Communities
By Madiba Singhateh
The Director of Forestry Muhammed Jaiteh said over 40,000 hectares of forest has been transferred to communities for them to manage.
Mr. Jaiteh...
Farmers Speak on the Groundnut Trade Season
By: Kebba AF Touray
Farmers in rural Gambia, have given a thumbs-up to Government for what they describe as a timely announcement of the price...
“Farmers’ Concerns Will Be Addressed” Agric. Minister Fabureh
By: Kebba AF Touray
Gambia’s Agriculture Minister Amie Fabureh, has assured legislators at the Gambia’s National Assembly, that farmers’ concerns will be addressed. Agric. Minister...
Government Encourages Farmers to Sell Groundnut at seccos at D18000
The Ministry of Agriculture has issued a press release pointing out that there is enough cash available at all buying points across the country.
Farmers...
TWO VIEWS ON THE NATIONAL BUDGET Inadequate Budget Allocation Hinders Food...
By: Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Gambian economy largely depends on Agriculture however inadequate budgetary allocation is hindering food security in the country.
A rice fields in...
Groundnut Trade Season confronted with challenges
By Ansumana Touray / Lamin Fatty
One week has gone into the groundnut trade season in the Gambia and some ‘Seccos’ in Sami and other...
Gambia Hosts 5th Malabo, Montpellier Forum
By: Kebba AF TourayThe Gambia, through the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday December 17th 2019, hosted the 5th Malabo/Montpellier Forum under the theme: “Energized...
FAO Facilitates Tripartite Agreement To Enhance Value Chain In Rice
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) on Wednesday 11th December 2019, facilitated the signing of a tripartite agreement between rice...
Farmers In Basse Appeal For Markets For Their Produce
By Lamin Fatty
Farmers in Basse have appealed to Government for good market and prices for their farm produce and for the timely supply of...
