Janjanbureh — The chief of Niani, Pierre Bah, has commended the people of Niani District for their effort in establishing farms for President Jammeh, with different varieties of crops including sesame, sorghum and coos.

He made this remark during his visit to the farm over the weekend. Chief Bah hailed the people for responding positively to the presidentÂ's Â'back to the landÂ' call. He noted that the attainment of food security needs concerted efforts. He then urged men farmers to venture into rice cultivation so as to help in the attainment of food self-sufficiency in the country.

He applauded President Jammeh for his efforts in modernizing agriculture through among other things, the introduction and improvement of the Nerica rice seed as well as enabling farmers to have easy access to seed through the recently established Gambia Rice Project. The WomenÂ's Bureau councillor, Aja Yama Njie, thanked all those who participated in the weeding and harvesting exercises. He noted that the active participation of the people was due to the unity and cooperation existing in the communities in the district. Samba Chummeh Bah, expressed hope that the country will attain food self-sufficiency sooner than later, if the trend continued.

In conclusion, he commended President Jammeh for the numerous development projects undertaken by his administration including the provision of basic social services to the people of The Gambia.