The Gambia is close to commissioning its first purpose-built Agro-Industrial Hub, a major infrastructure project expected to strengthen local manufacturing, reduce imports, and create new employment opportunities. The facility is now about 90 percent complete and is being positioned as a central pillar in the country’s agro-industrial transformation. The hub[Read More…]
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Concerns Mount Over Prospect Of Failed Rain In Gambia
The clouds above many parts of The Gambia have been full of promises of cloudbursts since the onset of this year’s rainy season around mid-June, but some Gambians have now become concerned about the prospect of a failed rain. Reports reaching JollofNews from several parts of the country intimated that[Read More…]
Gambian Farmers To Benefit From $9.4M Climate-Resilient Rice Project
Farmers in The Gambia are among thousands across 13 West African countries set to benefit from a $9.44 million grant aimed at strengthening the region’s rice value chains against the growing threat of climate change. The funding, approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) on 17 July, will be channelled[Read More…]
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