Despite The Gambia government’s assurance months ago that it has placed an order for the importation of 150 tractors for the farming community, the hardwares have yet to arrive at the Banjul Port a little more than 10 days before seasonal rains set in. JollofNews has gathered from a senior[Read More…]
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UDP Slams Barrow Gov’t Over Unpaid Groundnut Dues, Demands Immediate Action
The United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued a scathing rebuke of President Adama Barrow’s administration over its handling of the groundnut trade and the delayed payments to Gambian farmers. In a strongly worded statement released this week, the opposition party accused the government of exploiting rural farmers through monopolistic control[Read More…]
2025 Rainy Season Predicted To Start Late
The 2025 seasonal rainfall forecast for The Gambia, which was released last week, predicted the start of the rainy season in The Gambia “to be late to normal in most areas of the country”. “In the eastern and central regions i.e URR and CRR, onset is expected between 12th and[Read More…]
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