ROOTS in strengthening the gains of NEMA is completing six women’s vegetable gardens from six communities in the rural Gambia
ROOTS in strengthening the gains of NEMA is completing six women’s vegetable gardens from six communities in the rural Gambia. These gardens were initiated by the NEMA but were completed…
Read MoreGENDER ACTION LEARNING SYSTEM NATIONAL LEARNING EXCHANGE
GENDER ACTION LEARNING SYSTEM – NATIONAL LEARNING EXCHANGE The Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) and Literacy and Numeracy Training were implemented in three regions LRR, WCR, NBR. The purpose of…
Read MoreThe Concerns of Women is Our Concern
Smallholder farmers play a significant role in food production and Women make up around 70% of The Gambia’s agricultural workforce!By engaging rural women in the design and implementation of sustainable…
Read MoreFEEDBACK FROM SOME OF ROOTS BENEFICIARIES
Smallholder farmers make up the majority of those living in poverty. They are often unable to produce enough food to meet their own needs. This leaves them struggling to break…
Read MoreMECCNAR LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREE PLANTING MONTH
The Minister of Environment Climate Change and Natural Resources Hon Rohey John Manjang has said that The recent flood occurring in the Gambia is due to human behavior and we…
Read MoreTHE 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…
Read MoreTRANSFORMING 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…
Read MoreTHE 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…
Read MoreROOTS 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…
Read MoreVisit 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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