Gambia: Barrow Meets IFAD Vice President On Strengthening Agriculture Sector

According to the State House of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow Thursday, June sixteenth, obtained Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on the State House in Banjul. Mr. Brown was in Banjul to satisfy with companions within the agriculture sector.

Following his assembly with President Barrow, Mr. Brown stated IFAD’s tasks in The Gambia, such because the ROOTS worth chain venture, will assist improve meals manufacturing within the nation and guarantee nationwide meals safety in the long term.

The IFAD official referenced the affect the battle in Ukraine has on international meals safety, and the priorities international locations have positioned on producing sufficient meals for themselves to have the ability to help their populations.

“So overall, we are looking to help with that national food security in countries like The Gambia,” Mr. Brown asserted.

The minister of Agriculture, Honourable Demba Sabally, harassed the significance of meals availability and its linkages to nationwide safety. He stated among the points mentioned with IFAD are on revitalising rice manufacturing in Jahally-Pacharr in addition to the supply of fertiliser to farmers within the nation.

Honourable Sabally acknowledged that many of the farmers in Jahally-Pacharr are smallholder rice producers, arguing that the nation wants a extra dynamic agricultural land use coverage to make sure meals self-sufficiency.

He added that non-public investor within the agriculture trade might complement the processes to reinforce meals safety.

On the supply of fertiliser to farmers, Minister Sabally stated there are at present 14,000 metric tonnes obtainable in all areas across the nation.

In a separate engagement, President Adama Barrow presided over the swearing-in of two Permanent Secretaries and a Deputy Secretary to Cabinet on the State House in Banjul. Mr. Yankuba Saidy and Mrs. Roheyatou Kah took the assorted oaths of workplace as Permanent Secretaries on the Ministries of Information and Public Service, respectively, and Mr. Illo Jallow as Deputy Secretary to Cabinet earlier than the beginning of Cabinet.