Old Jeshwang women gardeners grapple with reptile infestation, other challenges

By Maria Lopes July 16, 2021 Women at the Old Jeshwang horticultural garden say their farm is usually infested with reptiles, specifically snakes and crocodiles, during the rainy season. The women made... Read more »

Gambia’s food self-sufficiency goal still in limbo

By Bubacarr Komma and Vincent Ogo July 12, 2021 Gambia is primarily an agrarian nation with more than 70 percent of the population depending on agriculture for sustenance. Achieving food self-sufficiency has always... Read more »

For a successful farming season

Editorial July 12, 2021 Another rainy season is here. The Gambia is primarily an agrarian nation with more than 70 percent of the population depending on agriculture for sustenance. Agriculture contributes to improving... Read more »

Nutritionist highlights plight of Gambian women, children

By Fatou BS Badjie July 7, 2021 A Public Health Nutritionist has lamented that women and  children are the most vulnerable to under-nutrition in The Gambia. Malang N. Fofana made the remark... Read more »

Agriculture Minister Visits Women Federation Office

By Modou Kanteh (Information Officer, Ministry of Agriculture) June 30, 2021 Agriculture Amie Fabureh last week visited the National Federation of Gambian Women Office in Sukuta. The Minister was at the Federation... Read more »

‘A powerful cartel controls rice importation in Gambia’

By Bubacarr Komma June 30, 2021 A Gambian businessman (name withheld) has told The Progress Newspaper that a powerful cartel controls rice importation in The Gambia. Our source claims that the cartel,... Read more »

LRR women gardeners reap huge financial rewards, but lament constraints

Women gardeners in the Lower River Region (LRR) say they are reaping huge financial rewards from their agricultural activities, but lament that inadequate water supply and lack of storage facilities make their... Read more »

Gambian agricultural products barred entry into China

A Gambian businessman (name withheld) says that Gambian agricultural products are not allowed entry in the People’s Republic of China. He made the disclosure during a recent interview with this reporter at... Read more »

Not all Gambian agricultural products are denied entry in China

DPS Trade clarifies The Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade has stated that not all agricultural products from The Gambia are denied entry into the People’s Republic of China. According... Read more »
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Bio-digester technology could help tackle illegal migration

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