Agriculture and food security

Agriculture is a vital sector in The Gambia, as well as across Africa. W ith an exploding population and a growing food import bill at the continental leval, the need for every African country to transform their agriculture sector cannot be exaggerated.

The Gambia has great potential for irrigated agriculture, with fresh water from the River Gambia, rainwater if harvested, and fossil water that can be drilled. It has also been established also has a weather pattern that is suitable for almost all production.

On the other hand, The Gambia is heavily reliant on food imports. Rice imports have been reported at $ 80 million in the recent past.

With the prevalent need to produce enough food to feed our growing population and ensure sustainability of agriculture enterprise while ensuring conservation of the environment, it is necessary to have specialist attention to national strategies for sustainable agricultural transformation