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...
Heavy Down Pour Marks the start of Farming Season in URR
By Lamin Fatty
Wednesday 9th June 2021 marks the beginning of 2021 farming season after a heavy down pour in Upper River Region.
But very few...
‘Small Ruminant Project Aims to Improve Livelihoods of Pastoral Farmers’ Says...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Mamud Njie, the Project Director of the Small Ruminant Production Enhancement Project (SREPEP), said the primary objective of the project is...
Groundnut Season to End By 31st March
By Kebba Mamburay
The marketing manager of the Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC), Ms. Fatim Leigh, said the groundnut season will soon come to an end...
Project Kerstin Gambia, Partners Move to Revive ‘Findi’ Production
By: Kebba AF Touray
Project Kerstin Gambia, in collaboration with Gambian counterparts, has taken steps to revive and enhance Findi production in the Wuli East...
Turkey Donates 4 Threshing Machines to Gambian Farmers
By Mustapha Jallow
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Tuesday donated four (4) Threshing Machines to farmers in the Central River Region of...
Rural Women Gardeners Call for Intervention to Boost Horticultural Production
By: Kebba AFTouray
Horticultural women gardeners in the provincial settlements of The Gambia have called on the government to intervene and help them with proper...
FOCUS ON GROUNDNUT
This Column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring...
GGC Debunks Claims of Cash Shortage at ‘Seccos’
By Kebba Secka and Kebba Mamburrey
The Managing Director of the Gambia Groundnuts Cooperative Company, Muhammed Njie, has refuted claims that there is shortage of...
Insufficient Cash Hinders Groundnut Buying At Njau Secco
By Kebba Secka
Authorities at the Njau Secco in CRR North have confirmed to this reporter that daily insufficient cash disbursements, is hindering the buying...
