Officials Enjoin Young People as NYC Kicks-off Internship Program
In its efforts to reduce youth unemployment in the country, the National Youth Council (NYC) has kicked-off a three to...
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US$20 million loan from India boosts IFAD’s efforts to tackle hunger and poverty in rural areas
Rome/New Delhi, 04 April 2022 – India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas by agreeing...
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Member States to nominate candidates for next IFAD President
Rome, 30 March 2022 – At a time when global food security is becoming a rising concern for governments around...
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Dr. Amina Sillah (PhD) Named among Extraordinary African Women in Development
Dr. Amina Sillah(Ph.D), an educator, entrepreneur, and international development analyst, who currently works at the Department of Political Science at...
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Keita and Bah: Two Anti-Backway Campaigners who later Embarked on The Perilous Journey
In a small village of Palang Toro, in Niani District of Central River Region North, lived Janneh Keita, a 28-year-old school...
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The impact of conflict in Ukraine on global food security – statement by Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of IFAD
Rome, 3 March 2022 – At IFAD we are following the situation in Ukraine with a heavy heart. We deplore the...
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FAO supports the management of empty pesticide packaging in West Africa: significant progress in Missirah, northern Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal, February 22, 2022/ -- Missirah is located in the north of Senegal, in the Tambacounda region, and derives...
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The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy Launches RFP for A1 Licensing Round
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 17, 2022/ -- On the back of a highly successful announcement of The Gambian A1 Licence...
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OIC Mendy of RVCTP Urges Farmers to Maintain Distributed Implements Wisely; Congratulates Minister Fabureh on her Reappointment
The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Rice Value Chain Transformation Project (RVCTP) in the Gambia, Mr. Sang Mendy has, at the...
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Transformation, Modernization of Agriculture: RVCTP in pursuit of Rice Self-Sufficiency in Gambia Supplies Implements, Certified Rice Seeds
The Rice Value Chain Transformation Project (RVCTP), one of the flagship projects of the National Development Plan (NDP), continues to...
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