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Farmers Lament High Cost of Fertilizer, Unfertile Land

             Ahead of the Rainy Season Voice Of The Voiceless Column                             With Biran Gaye Welcome to the voice of the voiceless, a column deeply rooted in...

Rural Farmers Call for Timely Provision of Fertilizer, Farming Inputs

By: Kebba AF Touray Scores of farmers from Upper River Region South have called on the authorities to ensure timely provision of fertilizer and farming...

In Retrospect

In Memory to the Late Abdoulie G. Dibba TAKING STOCK OF AGRIC PROGRAMES AND PROJECTS This column is devoted to monitoring and reporting on issues that...

Farmers Rushing to Seccos After Cash Availability News Broke out

By Lamin Fatty Farmers in URR rush to their groundnuts buying points(seccos) when the news of cash availability broke out on Sunday, 9 January, 2022. Accordingly,...

Groundnuts Trade Season 2021/ 2022 In The Fonis

By Louise Jobe  Foroyaa sent this Reporter in Foni to monitor this year’s groundnut buying and selling process.  Some farmers were interviewed in Sintet,  Sangajor, Bwiam...

In Memory of Abdoulie G. Dibba (late)

By Tijan B. R. Njie Foroyaa has lost a great treasure in the person of Abdoulie Gibril Dibba, the former anchorman of ‘Farmers’ Eye’ Column....

GGC Explains Attack on Secco, Says Money Stolen Not Significant

By Mustapha Jallow Muhammad Njie, the Managing Director of National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation formerly Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC), on Thursday said the...

Armed Robbers Attack ‘Secco’, Go Away With Cash

By Abdoulai G. Dibba Information reaching this medium has it that Armed Robbers on Tuesday night, 21 December, 2021 attacked Bakalaar buying centre (Secco) and...

Groundnuts Purchasing Commences at ‘Seccos’

By: Kebba AF Touray As this medium continues monitoring this year’s groundnut market season, it has been reliably informed that buying centers (seccos) at Bansang...

Buying of Groundnut at ‘seccos’ yet to Commence in Wuli East

By: Kebba AF Touray Barely two days after the official opening of this year’s groundnut market season, farmers in some villages in the Wuli East...

URR Farmers Concerned About Late Start of Groundnut Trade Season

By Lamin Fatty Basse, 13th December, 2021: Groundnut farmers in the Upper River Region (URR) have expressed their concerns over the late official announcement of...

Farmers’ Association Launches Caravan on Global Convergence Struggle

By: Aja Musu Bah-Daffeh The National Coordinating Organization for Farmers' Association The Gambia (NACOFAG) on Saturday, 20 November, 2021 officially launched their caravan on global...

Women gardeners decry losses due to lack of storage facilities, water...

By Mariama Marong Women gardeners in Sukuta, West Coast Region, have decried the losses they incurred in marketing their products due to lack of storage...

Mystic Limited CEO Says Mystic Farms Stand to Support Local Farmers

By Yankuba Jallow Penda Matty Bah, the founder and CEO of Mystic Company Limited said Mystic Farms will use sustainable livestock and agriculture to improve...

Dry Spell Worries Farmers in URR

By Lamin Fatty            Farmers in the Upper River Region (URR) have expressed their worries regarding the dry spell being experienced in their region and...

Differently Abled Seeks Assistance To Fence His Banana Orchard

By Nelson Manneh Sangmarie Correa, a young differently abled Gambian planning to change the narrative of gardening in The Gambia, is seeking assistance to fence...

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...

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...

Focus On Rice Self-Sufficiency

This Column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring...

Focus On The Rice Value Chain Project

This Column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce aimed at ensuring...