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Enhancing Sustainable Growth in the Gambia’s Agricultural Sector - GCP/GAM/040/EC

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The Gambia is a small country in West Africa, with an agrarian economy and a large, youthful population. The country’s economy relies mainly on agriculture, which is concentrated in the rural areas. However, despite its potential for inclusive growth, improved food security and poverty reduction, the agriculture sector is affected by numerous constraints. Among these are weak research and extension systems leading to inappropriate/unsustainable farming practices and pest control, low yields, limited arable land irrigation, inadequate storage facilities and other infrastructures, lack of entrepreneurial culture, and a low level of vulnerable smallholder producers’ participation in value chains and end markets. These constraints are exacerbated by extreme weather conditions and erratic rainfall and prolonged dry seasons, negatively impacting the country’s economy and well-being. In response to these challenges, this European Union-funded project aimed at contributing to inclusive and equitable sustainable growth in the country’s agriculture sector, and to reducing food insecurity and malnutrition to mitigate migration flows to Europe.

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