Agriculture and Food

Gambian police have charged two former permanent secretaries and one official at the ministry of agriculture in connection to the infamous fertilizer scandal which engulfed the agriculture ministry about a year ago. Former permanent…

A Turkish energy company operating in Gambia, Karpowership, has donated food items to three orphanages in the country on Friday. The company donated 90 bags of rice, 15 bags of onion, 15 gallons of 40 liter oil and loaves of bread. The…

Gambian tourism minister tells Anadolu Agency country's tourism sector boosting beyond their expectations Tourism is one of the most important sectors for Gambia as it contributes one fourth to the country’s total gross domestic product…

The Turkish Government has donated laboratory equipment to support Gambia’s only groundnut oil processing factory to be able to test its products for Aflatoxin. The equipment and consumables worth about two million dalasi will give the…

France has on Monday delivered on its promise made in Brussels by signing a €50 million grant with The Gambian government. Finance minister Mambury Njie, and Rémy RIOUX, Chief Executive Officer of the Agence Française de Dévelopement…

The new protocol covers a period of 6 years and will offer EU vessels the possibility to fish 3300 tons of tuna and tuna-like species as well as 750 tons of hake per year in the Gambian waters. Last Friday, the EU and The Republic of…

After a year of inactivity, irregular migration has picked up in 2018 though to a slow start. Kerr Fatou tracks progresses and shortcomings on implementation of Gambia's youth empowerment policies. By Mustapha K Darboe With an…

With support from international partners, little over 500 Gambian women in the village of Njoben has built a successful garden and made a savings of over half a million in 4 years. On Wednesday, these hardworking women were paid a visit…

President Adama Barrow has told lawmakers in his state of the nation address on Thursday that the country’s economy has picked up after a 2.2% sluggish growth in 2017. When Barrow came to power in 2016, the macroeconomic situation in the…

By Modou S. Joof The Network of Agricultural Communicators (NAC)-The Gambia is one of seven organizations in Africa granted membership of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). Other new members include…