Vulnerable Farmers In NBR Receive Seeds From FAO
Abdoulai G.Dibba
More than three hundred vulnerable farmers in the Upper Baddibou District of the North Bank Region on Monday June 17th 2019, receive certified...
NARI Kick Starts Training On Rice Breeding
By Louise Jobe
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), has commenced a...
Seed Secretariat Prepares For Seed Fair
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The National Seed Secretariat (NSS), last Monday June 3rd, held a press briefing to inform the media of preparations by the Secretariat...
Vulnerable Women At Saro Receive Chinese Donated Rice
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday June 8th 2019, handed over 324 bags of rice to 162 women winnowers of groundnut shells...
Farmers In Jimara Demand Inputs, Cooperatives; Agric Minister Responds
This column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring...
Government To Procure 7500 Tonnes Of Fertilisers
By Kebba Mamburay
Amie Bojang Sissoho, Director of Press Wednesday revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the National Food Security, Processing and...
Stakeholders Validate Two Bills On Animal Health
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Department of livestock in collaboration with key stakeholders validated the Animal Health Bill 2019 and a bill amending The Gambia...
Cashew-nut Value Faces Depreciation
By Nelson Manneh
Cashew has become one of the perennial cash crops that has yielded immense revenue to cashew growers over the years because of...
A Visit To Gambia’s Only National Botanical Garden
With Madiba Singhateh
welcome to another edition of the Environment Column. It is the column looks at issues pertaining to the country’s forests, water bodies...
Agric. Minister Says Millions Lost To Animal Diseases
By: Kebba AF Touray
The new Minister of Agriculture Amie Fabureh, said the Gambia loses D151 million annually, to animal diseases.
The new Agric. Minister disclosed...
Animal Health Bill 2019 to be Validated
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) under the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with various stakeholders, will convene a validation workshop...
Armed Forces Allocated Over 50,000 Hectares of Farmland
By Yankuba Jallow
Colonel Essa Tamba of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has on Monday told the press that they have been allocated over fifty...
Nema Hands Over Farm Equipment
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project (NEMA), has handed over 26.5 million Dalasi worth of farm equipment to six farmer...
URR Farmers demand Timely Provision of Farm Inputs
By: Kebba AF Touray
Farmers in the Upper River Region (URR) have called on the government to make timely provision of farm implements and inputs.
The...
MOA Hands Over 1, 509 Metric Tons Of Rice To WFP
By Abdoulai Dibba
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), on Monday 6th May 2019 handed over 1, 509 metric tons of rice to the World Food...
NEW Agric. Minister On Familiarization Tour
Abdoulai G Dibba
The Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Amie Fabureh Damha, on Monday 29th April 2019, embarked on a nationwide familiarization tour.
The purpose...
Women Gardeners of Faraba-Sutu Call for Assistance
By Nelson Manneh
The women of Faraba-Sutu Village in the Kombo East District of the West Coast Region, are seeking for assistance from philanthropists to...
Groundnut Trade Fails In Wuli West
By Lamin Fatty
The groundnut trade in Wuli West has flopped due to lack of “Seccos”, farmers in the district told Foroyaa in interviews last...
Farmers in URR Harp on Security of Their Domestic Animals
By Lamin Fatty
Farmers in Wulli and Sandu, have expressed concern about the security of their domestic animals and small ruminants especially cattle and sheep.
Samba...
11 Trees In Orange Orchard In Gunjur Chopped Down
By Hatab Nyang
On Saturday April 13, 2019, eleven orange trees in an orchard belonging to one Faback Joof of Gunjur were chopped down by...
