Agriculture and Food

Fatou Manneh - WAYA 2022 Young Female Agripreneur (Rising Star) and Founder of Jelmah Herbella (Photo: Fatou Manneh) Fatou Manneh, a young Gambian entrepreneur, has won the Women Agripreneur of the Year Award (WAYA) 2022…

President Adama Barrow has again called on the youth to engage in agriculture as a business venture. He made the same call on able-bodied citizens of the country on Friday night.  “Agriculture is vital for our food security and…

The Gambia government has announced 6 measures meant to facilitate the accessibility and affordability of livestock for the Tobaski festivity. The 6 measures due for implementation in the country effective 10th July 2021…

By Landing Ceesay The National Disaster Management Agency Executive Director, Sanna Dahaba has advised that tree planting could reduce the impact of windstorms. “North Bank Region was hard hit by last night's windstorm because…

By Buba Gagigo The Minister of Fisheries admitted at parliament that the fishing agreement between the Gambia and Senegal breached the Gambian law. "I fully agree, haven listened to what was said here that an agreement…

Press release from State House State House, Banjul, 3rd December 2019 - Speaking at a mega rally in Foni on Monday, President Barrow pledged to empower the people of Foni through agricultural mechanization, value addition, and…

Press Release State House, Banjul, 10th October 2019 – Some 50,000 hectares of desalinated land will be available for rice production to The Gambia under the Samba Ngalo Dam Project of the OMVG, the Council of Ministers of The Gambia…

Kerr Fatou - Kutubung Daala featuring Satoundingo of Kiang Batelling Mansa Kunda   By Dr Basil Jones, African Development Bank Let me acknowledge Kerr Fatou and say a big thank you to the presenter of the Kutubung Daala program…

The leader of the People’s Progressive Party, Papa Njie, has cautioned the Government to be alerted to a possible food crisis in the country if the drought being experienced in farming communities continues. In a press statement issued…

A former minister of environment, Bai Mass Taal, and four former top Government officials have written an open letter to President Adama Barrow urging him to rescind the decision to de-reserve a portion of Salagi Forest. Below is the…