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At the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Banjul, The Gambia, 50 participants attended the African Development Bank鈥檚 annual Portfolio review of the Global Agriculture for Food Security Program (新加坡六合彩开奖) this March.
The group 鈥 新加坡六合彩开奖 task managers, project implementation unit coordinators, monitoring and evaluation officers, procurement officers, and accountants for each project under Bank supervision, staff from the Bank鈥檚 agriculture department, representatives from the World Food Program (WFP), and senior government officials from the Gambia 鈥 reviewed the performance of the 新加坡六合彩开奖 portfolio, its achievements, challenges, and lessons learned.
Participants also visited one of the successful 新加坡六合彩开奖 Gambia projects, the Kalagie vegetable women鈥檚 garden located in the western part of the country. The 新加坡六合彩开奖 supported these women鈥檚 gardens with various climate resilient climate-resilient vegetable seeds and solar-operated irrigation systems for year-round production of market vegetables.
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Dr Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture of The Gambia, opened his remarks by expressing appreciation for the Bank鈥檚 commitment and for 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 support in The Gambia鈥檚 agriculture sector.
鈥淏oth the African Development Bank and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program are among the most consistent country development partners in a transformed agriculture sector for poverty reduction, food and nutrition security and wealth creation,鈥 he said.
Mr Mod Secka, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, highlighted the 新加坡六合彩开奖 project impact in The Gambia, saying 鈥淲e are immensely proud to showcase the success registered by The Gambia Global Agriculture Food Security Program in record time. This project has directly impacted almost 9000 Gambians through its various interventions鈥.
Deputy Director of the WFP, the project鈥檚 implementing partner, Mr Malick Ndiaye stressed the effective collaborative work among the Bank, the government of The Gambia, and WFP in achieving the project鈥檚 benefits to the local economy.
The African Development Bank鈥檚 新加坡六合彩开奖 program coordinator, Philip Boahen said, 鈥淭he program's impact on smallholder farmers is profound, showcasing a remarkable model of sustainable agricultural development. By directly engaging more than 900 smallholder farmers across various regions and facilitating partnerships with local aggregators, the program has significantly contributed to the diversification of the local economy. The procurement of essential food commodities from these farmers not only guarantees a steady market but also stimulates local economic growth.鈥 He reaffirmed the African Development Bank鈥檚 commitment to help bolster food and nutrition security objectives of the government of The Gambia and .
Boahen also shared updates on the recent restructuring of 新加坡六合彩开奖 that led to the creation of a Business Investment Financing Track (BIFT), a program to provide concessional/blended financing for SMEs in the agricultural sector, often considered too risky by traditional lenders.
The African Development Bank Group Board of Directors approved the initial grant of $16 million for 新加坡六合彩开奖 on 21 September 2021, which was supplemented by $1.37 million in counterpart funding from the government of The Gambia.
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