In a major effort to strengthen national food security and shield farmers from rising agricultural input costs, the Government of The Gambia has announced a D1.6 billion fertilizer subsidy for the 2026 farming season, maintaining the retail price of fertilizer at D1,100 per bag despite mounting global supply chain challenges.[Read More…]
Economy
Electricity Supply Restored In Parts Of Gambia But For Less Than 5 Seconds
Electricity supply was restored in parts of The Gambia, but for less than five seconds before consumers returned to the painful power cuts that they have been enduring for weeks now. The power shortage continues to be excruciating as there appears to be even no load to shed among consumers.[Read More…]
Bell Company’s Beverage Prices Soar Amid Essential Commodity Price Volatility
Retail prices of Bell Bottling Company’s manufactured beverages have jumped by D5 at a time when The Gambia Government appears to have lost handle on commodity prices. Meanwhile, a long queue of medicines buyers was observed at the Banjul Pharmacy just a spitting distance from the Edward Francis Small Teaching[Read More…]
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