Groundnut farmers can now look forward to the enhancement of their ailing economic health in little more than a week from today as President Barrow announced 1 December 2021, as date when they’ll begin to receive cash for their peanuts. Though the announcement was unilateral and unofficially made at events[Read More…]
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Barrow Drums Up Support For Food Banking Despite Absence Of Silos
As the unpredictability and precariousness of the Gambia’s food situation remain, President Adama Barrow is appealing to farmers to support the creation of national food banks by selling their cereals to the government. Despite government’s brutal fertilizer policy this outgoing farming season, bumper harvests have been reported in several parts[Read More…]
Barrow Promises Affordable Fertilizer Next Season
After propping up the fertilizer price beyond the purchasing power of many farmers in the outgoing farming season, the Gambian leader is now going round the country, telling farmers they needn’t worry about the cost of fertilizer next rains. Despite the many hues and cries from the farming community, the[Read More…]
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