Friday, April 26, 2024

Food & Agriculture

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...

President Thumbs up Gambia Army Major Food Security Drive

State House, Banjul, 8th April, 2019 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has given his blessings to a major food security drive by The Gambia Armed Forces to begin...

Gambia Army To Begin Large Scale Agricultural Production

By Muhammed S. Bah The Gambia National Army through AGCO Corporation an American Company based in South Africa will begin large scale agricultural production. This project...

FAO Validates Report On National Fisheries, Aquaculture Policies

By Nelson Manneh The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, has validated the report on the review and analysis of the contribution...

D2.2 Million Project For Women Gardeners In Youna Village

By Nelson Manneh                A couple from the Netherlands, on Saturday March 30th 2019, launched a garden project worth D2.2 million, for women gardeners of Youna...

FAO, Agric Dept Tour Project Sites Across The Country

Abdoulai G. Dibba The Communications Unit of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with Department of Agriculture,  under the...

Farmers In Gunjur Benefit From Skills Development, Climate Resilient Project

By Pius Sawa Farmers in Gunjur have started benefitting from an agricultural initiative spearheaded by two local youth. The initiative seeks to provide farmers with skills...

‘Credit Owed To Farmers Paid, 25% Commission Left’

Abdoulai G. Dibba With barely ten days before the close of the groundnut trade season for the year 2018/19, Managers of ‘Seccos’ or groundnut buying...

‘Poultry Farming, A Befitting Enterprise For Youth’ Agriculturist

By Momodou Jarju Fafa Cham of the Production Unit at the Department of Livestock Services, has informed poultry farmers across the country, that their production...

Should African Governments Subsidise Their Farmers?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The trade war between China and the US administration has started to impact on soya bean producers in the US. Instead of...

Farmers In URR Question The Whereabouts Of Cash To...

By: Kebba AF Touray The question that is on farmers’ lips in the Upper River Region (URR), is the whereabouts of the funds recently announced...

Government Injects Additional Funds ...

Banjul, The Gambia—In the wake of recent publications and concerns expressing fear over the viability of the groundnut trade season, His Excellency President Adama...