Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in The Gambia

FAO;

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in The Gambia

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Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) This report presents the key findings, conclusions and recommendations from the terminal evaluation of the project “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in The Gambia”. This project was funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Gambia. The project was implemented in the Gambia from December 2016 to October 2023 at the time of the evaluation; it was subsequently extended again after the evaluation.

Language English

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