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Mapping of the Human Resources Capacity Gap and Strengthening Capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture - TCP/GAM/3703

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The Republic of the Gambia has emphasized the importance of the agriculture and natural resources ( sector in an effort to improve its performance and to enable it to contribute meaningfully to achieving the targets of the National Development Plan ( and other priority policy frameworks The human resources gap within the MoA was identified as the biggest challenge faced by the Ministry The Ministry of Finance and development partners had raised issues with the MoA with regard to its capacities to provide services and produce products for upstream work (e g planning and programming, crop and livestock production, and productivity) in the sector The MoA acknowledged the existence of serious functional and operational problems within the Ministry that inhibited its ability to meet the goals and objectives of the ANR sector Key issues that needed to be addressed were human resources mapping and capacity development within the Planning Services Unit FAO assistance was requested in this regard.

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