THE GAMBIA LED GLOBALLY ON AMBITIOUS CLIMATE CHANGE

Gambia has demonstrated strong ambition globally in combatting climate change by submitting a Second Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC2) in 2021 whose commitment was widely commended for being the only NDC…

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TRANSFORMING FOREST FOR PEOPLE AND CLIMATE – A FOCUS ON WEST AFRICA.

The Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Environment Climate Change and Natural Resources, in collaboration with FAO the Gambia, kick-started a validation workshop for a legal Analysis report drafted…

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Agric Minister Briefs IFAD on the Status of Agriculture in The Gambia

The Hon. Minister for Agriculture Amie Fabureh was recently in Rome, Italy to attend the 43rd session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Develop (IFAD). The Minister…

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National Horticulture Show

The annual event initiated under the purview of the horticulture technical services unit will strengthen farmers’ potential in producing more for the food security of the Gambia. The series of…

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Wet season production from a ROOTS supported garden, thank you Yallal Tankonjala

Yallal first year of vegetable production, they are currently harvesting okra. They also have cucumber, and water Mellon. As part of Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), weighing and recording are done…

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IFAD Supervision mission Team meeting with the ROOTS Team (Project Support Unit) at the ROOTS conference room.

IFAD Supervision mission Team meeting with the ROOTS Team (Project Support Unit) at the ROOTS conference room. Supervision mission starts from 19th September to 8th October 2022. The main objective…

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THE NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE (NSC) OF THE ROOTS PROJECT EMBARKED ON A SIX-DAY FIEL VISIT TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SITES

The National Steering Committee (NSC) of the ROOTS Project, on Monday 22nd August 2022, embarked on  a six-day field visit to project implementation  sites. The objective of the mission was…

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ROOTS Breakfast briefing with the National Assembly Select Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

  On Saturday 30thJuly 2022, the ROOTS Project organized a briefing session for the National Assembly Select Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at Tamala hotel in Kololi. The aim…

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Sensitization with Media

On Friday 24th June the ROOTS Project in collaboration with the Network of Financial and Tax Reporters (NFTR) held a day media sensitization about the project. The aim of the…

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Visit of the IFAD Associate Vice President for PMD

The IFAD associate Vice President in charge of Program Management Department Donald Brown came on two-day working visit in The Gambia. VP Brown is accompanied by Sana Jatta Director of…

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