West Africa: Gambia Loses Tons of Groundnuts to Senegalese Wholesalers

In an effort to get the best price for their groundnuts, farmers in the Gambia are selling their product to Senegalese wholesalers who generally pay premium price, bypassing the lower rates offered by the Gambian government.

Every farmer would love to sell their groundnuts to the government if a better price was offered, according to Yerro Bah, a farmer in Dippa Kunda village, in the north bank region of the Gambia. He said he had a bumper harvest like many other farmers this year.

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