After comforting them with the promise that his government was ready to buy their peanuts before 1 December of last year, President Adama Barrow has yet to deliver his promise. Currently, there is a pervasive fear in the groundnut growing community over credit buying despite Mr. Barrow’s assurance of smooth[Read More…]
Agriculture
Gov’t Increased Fertilizer Cost To Teach Farmers Lesson – Dou Sanno
Presidential adviser Dou Sanno has asserted that since farmers were “abusing the cheap fertilizer” supplied to them in the last cropping season, the government decided to teach them a lesson this time around. The presidential adviser told Star FM this morning that some Gambian farmers were “profiteering” from the relatively[Read More…]
Jaeja Employees In Race To Meet Public Demand
Employees at Jaeja tomato factory in Banjulinding are in a race against time to meet the unprecedented rise in public demand for Jaeja tomato paste. Jaeja tomato paste has apparently consolidated its foothold in the market as demand currently threatens to outstrip supply. But in a drive to ensure its[Read More…]