When the Covid pandemic destroyed livelihoods and caused food prices to balloon in The Gambia, the Good People of Japan sent in tons of rice to the impoverished West African nation to stave off hunger in many households. However, the Good People of Japan should be disappointed that the Gambia[Read More…]
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Where Is The Japanese Food Aid?
In June this year, the minister of foreign affairs and the Japanese ambassador signed a food aid agreement. According to officials, the food relief was to come in the form of rice donation and was meant to cushion vulnerable Gambians from the effects of the Covid pandemic. However, the Gambia[Read More…]
Tangara Says Japanese Food Aid To Be Converted To Cash
The government of Japan is expected to render food aid to The Gambia in millions of Dalasi but government suggested it would not immediately use the nutrition aid to stave off hunger in many Gambian households. Tokyo has committed to supporting Banjul fight off climate-induced and Russia-triggered food insecurity seriously[Read More…]