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…]
Agriculture
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…]
Will Gambia Gov’t Release Rainfall Forecast Tomorrow?
The Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources has presented to the Office of the President its rainfall forecast for the year 2025, but the document is gathering dust from the shelf, competent sources informed JollofNews. According to sources, the release of the rainfall predictions[Read More…]