Gambiaj.com – (URR, The Gambia) – Governor Samba Bah of The Gambia’s Upper River Region (URR) has led a team of officials, including the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), security heads, and local authorities, to assess the severe damage caused by recent floods that have ravaged key rice fields in the region.
Gambiaj.com – (Jenoi, LRR) – The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has initiated a five-day training program for 40 newly recruited staff to introduce them to Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies. Funded by the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), the training is a vital step in ensuring that these employees, many of whom are new to the civil service
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – In a decisive move to safeguard local agricultural interests, the Gambia government announced on Wednesday a ban on the cross-border sale of subsidized fertilizer. The decision aims to ensure that the heavily subsidized fertilizer benefits Gambian farmers exclusively, preventing its diversion to neighboring countries.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The Gambian government has announced a further reduction in the price of fertilizer, offering a significant subsidy to support the country’s farming community. The price of a bag of fertilizer has been decreased from D1150 to D1100, representing an additional subsidy of about 24 million on top of the 50% subsidy provided last year.
Gambiaj.com – (CAIRO, Egypt) – In a significant step towards enhancing aquaculture in The Gambia, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Elsayed Elkosayer, has pledged extensive support and cooperation in this field. The commitment was made during a meeting with Musa Drammeh, The Gambia’s Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources, held in Cairo.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)
Gambiaj.com – (SAMI) – In a significant push towards industrialization and food security, President Adama Barrow recently visited two promising agricultural development sites in the Central River Region (CRR). This visit underscores the Gambian government’s commitment to bolstering local food production and reducing dependency on imported staples.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – The National Assembly Committee on Agriculture has recently embarked on a nationwide fact-finding mission to agricultural marketing societies (SECCOS) following concerns raised about the 2023/24 groundnut trade season. The mission began April 30th and ended May 6th. It aimed to address a D32 million shortfall identified in various SECCOS, as disclosed by the National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC).
Gambiaj.com – The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently brought together fifty participants for the annual Portfolio Review of the Global Agriculture for Food Security Program (GAFSP) at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Banjul, The Gambia. Participants in the AfDB agriculture department included staff members from the World Food Program (WFP), GAFSP task managers, project coordinators, monitoring officers, procurement officers, accountants, and senior government officials from The Gambia.
The National Food Security Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), formerly known as GGC, revealed yesterday that a significant shortfall of D32
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