State House, Banjul, 5th December 2018 – The Office of the President wishes to inform the public that the government of the State of Japan has donated more than 136,000 bags of rice to Republic of The Gambia. The ship carrying the rice has already docked at the Banjul Port.
The Office of the President, in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture, and Finance and Economic Affairs, has decided to sell the rice to the public at an affordable price. Similarly, The Gambia government, in consultation with the government of Japan, has agreed that any proceeds generated from the venture shall be used to support the priority areas of the National Development Plan of the government.
The sales exercise will take place at the port of Banjul. The rice will be sold in the form of bulk-buying and no single buyer will be allowed to acquire more than 10,000 bags. Each 30KG bag will be sold at GMD525 only.
Interested buyers are invited to contact the Accountant General’s office where they will be invoiced before collecting the rice.
Prospective buyers are hereby warned that it is strictly forbidden to re-export the rice outside the boundaries of The Gambia, and the consumer market price must not be more than GMD600 per bag.