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IFAD Projects More Demand-Driven

Monday, September 14, 2009

Mr. Kekoi Kuyateh, the Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that International Fund for Agricultural Development...

President Jammeh Vows To Retain Paul Put

Pictures: President Jammeh(1) and Coach Paul Put (2)

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Following the demand of the general public, for the GFA to retain the Belgian born coach Paul Put, President Yahya Jammeh, told a jubilant crowd on...

Kombo Farm Geared towards Meeting Country’s Demand for Meat

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The general manager of Kombo Farm meat processing factory, Mr. Sulayman Sait Mboob, has outlined importance of setting up the factory in The Gambia....

Towards food self-sufficiency operational strategies: relevant issues

Friday, August 01, 2008

One of the steps that need to be taken to equip the national farm advisory technicians for the increased demand of their job for generating...

Fishermen optimistic about the season

Monday, July 07, 2008

Fishermen and fish dealers at the Gunjur fisherises centre in Kombo South, Western Region, are in upbeat mood and expectant of huge catches, during...

Cut Demand and the Trade Will Fade

Thursday, June 12, 2008

It is very positive to see such widely publicised intentions on the part of the government and our sub- regional partners in ECOWAS to tackle the...

Mini Read: THE LOOMING FOOD CRISIS: N0 NEED TO PANIC !

Monday, May 05, 2008

Introduction Rice is the major staple food in The Gambia. An estimated 66% of household income is spent on food. Out of which about 30.9% is...

SOMALIA: Poor suffer most from currency woes

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Hyperinflation and increasing insecurity have forced Somali businessmen to demand payment in US dollars, creating difficulties for ordinary people...

NIGERIA: People compete with chickens for food

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The demand for grain to feed chickens in some 350 industrial poultry farms in Kano State has strained human food security, officials say. “The...

GLOBAL: An Ethiopian solution to costly food aid

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Friday, March 07, 2008

As food prices hit record highs, analysts warn that a re-think of food aid strategies is needed - and Ethiopia, a traditionally food insecure...