Agriculture minister Demba Sabally has declared the quashing of a plan by the National Food Marketing and Corporation (NFMC), formerly known as the Gambia Groundnut Corporation (GGC), to significantly reduce the number of groundnut purchasing points [Secos] across the country this season. Speaking at a well-attended meeting in Maka Balla[Read More…]
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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…]
Barrow Reneges On Promise To Groundnut Farmers
After lifting spirits skyhigh in the farming community recently, President Adama Barrow has reneged on his promise to groundnut farmers that they would be extricated from their cash traps on 1 December and onwards. During his Meet The People Tour lately, the Gambian leader promised peanut farmers that they would[Read More…]
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