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Banjul – The Gambian Government, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have joined hands in an effort to address, in a sustainable way, the conflicts and violence that erupt over land and natural resources, as well as the challenges...

Banjul - “The lack of good quality seed and fertilizer is what is preventing us farmers from breaking the vicious cycle of food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty in rural households”, said Binta Sonko, a female farmer from Dye Mandinka, who gratefully expressed how vital local quality seeds are. In The Gambia, nearly...

“The policy is very important because we have engaged with Government on the development of the policy document for the first time in The Gambia and it will help set up the directions of the development of the extension system,” says FAO expert during the weeklong in-depth review of the...

Banjul - The Outgoing Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in The Gambia has said that the agency’s Country Portfolio has increased from $5.5million to over $35million during her tour of duty in the country. Mrs. Perpetua- Katepa- Kalala made the disclosure on...

Banjul – From May 21 – 25, 2019, The National Agricultural   Research Institute (NARI) in close   partnership with the Agricultural Directorates in the North Bank (NBR) and   Central River regions (CRRS & CRRN) and the Food and Agriculture   Organization of the United Nations (FAO) distributed 952.5kg of...