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“Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”. October 2021, Banjul – The Gambia celebrated World Food Day (WFD) on 16 October 2021 in Basse in the Upper River Region (URR) under the theme “Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition,...

Promoting the production and consumption of organic vegetables for Zero hunger 26 August 2021, Banjul – Forty women farmers from three communities within the Kanifing Municipality began a three-day intensive hands-on training in vegetable production, marketing and integrated pest management at the Model Horticulture Training Centre in Wellingara on Wednesday. The Horticulture...

“To have healthy food we need a healthy environment” – Moshibudi Rampedi, FAO Country Representative 25 August 2021, Banjul – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in  partnership with the Government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture with the support of the European Union Delegation...

Enhancing national capacities for a food secure West Africa and Sahel Region 17 August 2021, Banjul – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Desert Locust Control Commission in the Western Region (CLCPRO), ECOWAS and The Government of The Gambia,  trained 25 members of...

“Supporting Horticulture sub-sector transformation is at the core of FAO’s work in The Gambia” – Mustapha Ceesay, AFAOR in Charge of Programmes 12 August 2021, Banjul – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today handed over an assortment of gardening inputs and tools to women farmers in...