Amid rising inflation, Gambia’s Trade Minister, Baboucarr O. Joof annonced that his ministry will be teaming up with some public institutions to support local farmers with the view to boosting food production. He made this revelation during a presser held Monday at the ministry of trade’s conference hall in Banjul.[Read More…]
Tag: Gambian farmers
President Barrow Yet To Deliver Promise To Groundnut Farmers
After comforting them with the promise that his government was ready to buy their peanuts before 1 December of last year, President Adama Barrow has yet to deliver his promise. Currently, there is a pervasive fear in the groundnut growing community over credit buying despite Mr. Barrow’s assurance of smooth[Read More…]
Gov’t Increased Fertilizer Cost To Teach Farmers Lesson – Dou Sanno
Presidential adviser Dou Sanno has asserted that since farmers were “abusing the cheap fertilizer” supplied to them in the last cropping season, the government decided to teach them a lesson this time around. The presidential adviser told Star FM this morning that some Gambian farmers were “profiteering” from the relatively[Read More…]
NEWS LIKE YOU, ON THE GO
