Barely weeks to the last general election, President Adama Barrow launched the Resilience of Organizations for Transformative Smallholder Agricultural Project (ROOTS) amid pomp and ceremony but the project is now suffering inertia few months into its launch as much-needed funds were not forthcoming. The project is currently grappling with funding[Read More…]
Agriculture
Gambia Gov’t Reportedly Impounds ROOTS Vehicle
The Gambia government has impounded one of the vehicles of the Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agricultural Project (ROOTS), reports reaching JollofNews indicated. According to sources, government’s intention as regards the seized project vehicle wasn’t apparent but one of the informants was clear that the vehicle has been tinted[Read More…]
Gambia Admits Incapacity To Police Waters
The Gambia government’s inability to adequately police the territorial waters has been responsible for significant loss of livelihoods and drop in household nutritional statuses but the government said it is making serious efforts to police the waters despite its admission of incapacity. The Minister of Fisheries, Hon. Musa Drammeh, was[Read More…]
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