Agriculture and Food

Muhammed B.S. Jallow, Vice President By Makutu Manneh The Gambia government plans to deploy food safety officers at border crossings and weekly markets known locally as lumos, Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow said this week, as…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Seedy Jobe The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Demba Sabally, has defended the government’s recent agricultural interventions, including the distribution of tractors and renewed efforts to…

By Fatou Sillah Yonna Enterprise on Thursday formalised a partnership with renowned Gambian chef Saikou Bojang, popularly known as Chef Bojang, appointing him as the company’s brand ambassador in a move aimed at enhancing its…

Borehole inauguaration By Seedy Jobe A new borehole water system was inaugurated on Tuesday at the women’s garden in Bojonkoto Ward, Faraba Banta village, providing a 4,000-liter water supply to an area that has long faced water…

Liquid Fertilizer By Seedy Jobe The Unite Movement for Change, a political movement awaiting a decision on its application with the Independent Electoral Commission, said this week that it had secured a limited supply of…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Fatou Sillah Gambia’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Security, Demba Sabally, told lawmakers this week that the country’s overall agricultural output remained…

Demba Sabally, Agriculture Minister By Makutu Manneh Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally on Friday defended the government’s decision to set the 2025–26 groundnut purchasing price at D38,000 per ton, pushing back…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Makutu Manneh Farmers across Sandu, Tumana, and Sami say they are increasingly turning to private buyers after the Gambian government announced that the official farm-gate…

ANM Ousainu Darboe, Party Leader, UDP By Seedy Jobe ANM Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has called for a fundamental overhaul of The Gambia’s agricultural sector and urged young people to take the…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Seedy Jobe The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Security has set the official producer price for groundnuts at 38,000 dalasis per metric ton for the 2025–26…