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September 12, 2023
Gambia: An Appeal to Discontinue and Stop All Foreign Fishing Vessels
Mr. President Adama Barrow, Read more »
September 08, 2023
Gambia: Govt, FAO Empower Rural Women, Youths With Horticulture Project
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, H.E. Dr Mamadou Tangara yesterday signed the first component of the US$1.9 million grant Garden… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gambia: 'China-Aid Project of Agricultural Assistance Phase 1-2 Objectives Achieved'
The regional manager of Yuan Longping High-tech Agricultural Company Limited (LPHT) at the Maruo farms in Pacharr, Central River Region-North has disclosed that the objectives of… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Gambia: Govt Launches Prorefish Gambia
The minister for Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters, Hon. Musa Drammeh, on 22 August 2023 launched a $25 million project called PROREFISH Gambia. Read more »
July 20, 2023
Gambia: Trade Minister Hails Jah Multi-Industry Agro-Food Plant As 'Golden Store'
Hon. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, the Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 visited the Jah Multi-Industry Agro-food Plant which is… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Africa: Western Africa's Missing Fish - the Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Under-Reporting Catches By Foreign Fleets
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is at the centre of a crisis of sustainability. Nowhere is that crisis more visible than in western Africa. Current rates of… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Gambia: Good Morning Mr President - Peace, Fisheries and Land Issues
Mr President, as a nation we thank Allah for giving us the grace to perform the Eid or Tobaski prayer in peace and love. We noted that after performing the Eid prayers at the… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Gambia: NALOA Meets Livestock Farmers
The National Livestock Owners Association (NALOA) in collaboration with the Department of Livestock Services recently concluded a nationwide farmer sensitisation to meet and talk… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Gambia: Parliament Adopts U.S.$1 Million Loan Agreement Report On Agriculture
The National Assembly has adopted a report of the Select Committee on Agriculture on the financing loan agreement between the Gambia Government and the Islamic Development Bank… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Gambia: DHL Express Launches Fish Commerce to Europe, U.S.
DHL Express, one of the leading cost effective, easy and reliable transportation services worldwide, has launched a new service dubbed- fish commerce (dry fish shipment) to Europe… Read more »
Gambia: Vegetable Vendors Bemoan Transport, Duty Charges Challenges
Vegetable vendors at the busy Serrekunda market have lamented some of the difficulties hindering the smooth conduct of their businesses. Read more »
June 01, 2023
Gambia: Amnesty Int'l Urges Govt to Protect Rights Against Illegal Fishing
The regional director for West and Central Africa of Amnesty International has urged The Gambia government to eliminate all forms of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Gambia: Overfishing Still Remains Challenge
Protection of marine resources plays an important role in any country's economy and in ensuring food security. Read more »
Gambia: FAO Ready to Address Overfishing On Sofia
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations revealed that fish resources contribute 12% to The Gambia's economy and that over 300,000 Gambians depend on fishing as… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Gambia: Reaping the Rewards of Agriculture Investment and Improving Livelihoods
From the North Bank to the Upper River Regions, heart-to-heart testimonies from poultry farmers and community gardeners in Kwonku-Ba attest to the Food and Agricultural… Read more »
May 03, 2023
Gambia: Access to Income, Protein in Rural Gambia Grows
Sare Birom, a remote farming community in the Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region practices rain-fed agriculture. Like other hard-to-reach rural communities, Sare Birom is also… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Gambia: IWD - NoGJWCA President Meets Women Horticultural Gardeners
As part of activities marking the International Women's Day (IWD), the president of the Network of Gender Journalists for Women and Cultural Advancement (NoGJWCA) The Gambia… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Gambia: Youth Engagement in Agriculture
Young men and women are engaged in the agri-food system in a variety of ways through formal and informal wage work, unpaid family labour, self-employment, and cooperative… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions in Losses for Developing Countries!
Developing countries are losing billions of dollars due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which siphons off revenue through illicit financial flows, according… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Gambia: Govt Buys D300 Million Worth Groundnuts in 2 Months
Yahya Nyangado, the monitoring officer of the National Food Security, Processing and Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), formerly Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC), has reaffirmed the… Read more »
Africa: Africa and Its Marine Fisheries Resources!
The African marine fisheries sector is huge. It's valued at more than US$24 billion per year. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Gambia: CRR Farmers Welcome President Barrow's Groundnuts Price Tag
Groundnut farmers in Central River Region have welcomed President Barrow's groundnuts price of D32,000 per ton this year. Read more »
December 01, 2022
Gambia: Chinese Ambassador Hands Over Rice Seed Varieties to Barrow
His Excellency, Liu Jin, the Chinese ambassador to The Gambia has recently handed over nine metric tons of Pedi rice and six metric tons of inbreed rice seed varieties to President… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Gambia: UP Visits Wet Season Onion Production Sites in LRR, CRR
United Purpose, a co-implementer of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme-The Gambia (WACOMP-GM) last Wednesday embarked on two-day farmer study-tour to two of its wet-season… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Gambia: FAO, Dept of Fisheries Take Legal Review On PSMA
Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday commenced a three-day interagency review of the Port State Measures Agreement… Read more »
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