Farmers in Lower Fulladu Express Disappointment in 2019 Cropping Season
By Junkung Bayo/Nelson Manneh
Farmers in the rural community of Lower Fulladu West in the Central River Region of the Gambia, have expressed disappointment with...
Farmers’ Hopes for good Season Gloomy Agric. Ministry set for assessment...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Farmers in provincial Gambia have told this reporter that their hopes for a successful cropping season looks gloomy and called on...
28-year-old Poultry farmer Recounts Successes
By: Kebba AF Touray
Yusupha Manneh, a 28-year-old Poultry farmer from Jinack Kajata, in the North Bank Region (NBR), explained his success story to our...
FAO Urges African Governments to Regulate Urban Livestock Sector
Series of new sustainability reports model growth until 2050
14 August 2019, Accra – The growing farming sector around African cities poses a public health threat...
Government Receives 50 Tonnes of Groundnut Seeds
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture, has received 50 Metric tons of shell groundnuts as seeds for vulnerable...
Second National Youth Agribusiness, Tourism Expo Launched
By Ndey Sowe
The National Youth Chamber of Commerce (NYCC) and partners on Tuesday July 9th 2019, launched a project called "National Youth Agribusiness and...
NARI Trains Scientists On Plant Breeding
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), with funding from the EU funded Agriculture project being implemented by FAO in the Gambia, recently...
Agric Ministry Hands Over 6,000 Bags of Fertilizer for Sale to...
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday July 2nd 2019, handed over 6,000 bags of fertilizer to their offices in the country for...
NARI Trains Scientists On Plant Breeding
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), with funding from the EU funded Agriculture project being implemented by FAO in the Gambia, on...
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...
