Gambia’s Attorney General and minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou Monday denied a possible link between the fertilizer scandal and the sacking of former Agriculture Minister Omar Amadou Jallow. “The relieve by His Excellency of former minister of agriculture has nothing to do with the fertilizer issue,” Justice Minister Tambadou told[Read More…]
Agriculture
Estimated 268,000 Gambians In Food Crisis
With a population of 1.9 million, the Gambia is faced with rising food insecurity, poverty and malnutrition, despite a promising environment for improved growth, stability and partnerships, a World Food Programme country report reveals. According to the report, 48 per cent of the Gambian population lives below the national poverty[Read More…]
Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment Ministries Brief President Barrow On National Development Plan
Heads of the Gambia’s Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment Wedsday briefed President Adama Barrow on activities related to the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2021. In its briefing, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that it has completed the review of its ten year policy for the[Read More…]