Agriculture and Food

Hon. Amie Colley, the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Foni Berefet, By Fatou Sillah Members of the National Assembly have recommended a series of reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s groundnut marketing and processing…

Handover ceremony By Seedy Jobe The Regional Rice Value Chain Project on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, handed over 15 metric tons of certified, high-yielding rice seeds to farmers in Lower Fulladou West, in a move officials…

Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture By Fatou Sillah The National Assembly on Tuesday adopted the National Food Security Corporation Bill 2025, a key legislative measure aimed at strengthening the country’s food security framework…

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…