An estimated 136000 Gambians at risk of severe food insecurity between June and August 2020 if appropriate measures and responses are not implemented, a regional study has warned. The number of Gambians already going hungry have significantly ballooned from the 46000 estimated in March 2019 to 82000 mainly due to[Read More…]
Economy
Coronavirus: Gambia’s Petrol Prices See Biggest Fall In Many Years
The Government of the Gambia has stepped in to subside the price of petrol to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives and livelihood of its people. From today, the a litre of petrol has fallen from D49.36 to D40 while diesel fell from D50.04 a litre to[Read More…]
2000 Metric Tons Of Fertilisers Arrive In Gambia
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Gambia has received the first stock of 2000 metric tons of compound fertiliser NPK 6:20:10. Speaking to journalists at the jetty in Banjul, the minister of Agriculture, Amie Fabureh, said she is happy about the timely availability of fertilizer in the country as promised[Read More…]
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