The Gambia

Check out all the recent developments in The Gambia. Our news includes coverage of major events and activities, details of National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS), its projects and programmes, and CARD engagement with its stakeholders.

Progress Monitoring

Monitoring of NRDS progress in The Gambia

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Paddy Production
Metric ton
2030 Target + 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0
Area
Ha
2030 Target + 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0
Yield
Metric ton/ha
2030 Target + 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0
Self-sufficiency
Metric ton
Import 0
Export 0
Consumption 0
Cons/capita (kg) 0

  • Baseline 2008

  • Current Situation

  • Increase During Phase 1

  • Target Increase During Phase 2

Source:

Paddy production, Area, and Yield: Phase 1 Baseline: FAOSTAT (figures for 2008); Phase 2 Baseline: NRDS2 (figures for 2018); the figure for area is about “area under rice cultivation,” rather than area harvested; Current: NRDS2 (figures for 2020); 2030 Target: NRDS2 (figures for 2030)

Self-sufficiency: Self-sufficiency ratio: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheet (figures for 2022). Self-sufficiency ratio is calculated using the definition of FAO: Production / (Production + Imports – Exports) x 100. Imports, Exports, Consumption and Cons/Capita: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheet (figures for 2022). Data are converted from paddy to milled rice equivalent, using the rate of 0.667, which is also used by FAOSTAT. Consumption refers to the element “Food” in Food Balance Sheet.

RICE Approach

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Category Code Indicator
Resilience (R)R1Area under irrigation (Ha)
R2Quantity of certified resilient variety seeds (Tons)
Industrialisation (I)I1Level of industrial milling capacity (%)
I2Level of mechanization in production (unit)
Competitiveness (C)C1Share of local rice in the market (%)
C2Quantity of high-yielding variety seeds (Tons)
Empowerment (E)E1Smallholder farmers' accessibility to financial services (%)
E2Smallholder farmers accessibility to technical training and services (%)

Resilience Making rice production and supply systems more stable and sustainable to cope with any kind of shocks, in particular climate change and the population increase
Industrialization Promoting industrialization in all categories of actors along the rice value chain through working with the private sector
Competitiveness Strengthening market competitiveness of locally produced rice in terms of accessibility, quality and price against imported rice
Empowerment Improving livelihood and welfare of all actors along the rice value chain through capacity building

Statistical Graphs

Strategy in The Gambia

NRDS 1 NRDS 2 RSDS 1 RSDS 2
2014 - 2024 (English)
2022 - 2030 (English)
2014 -2018 (English)
2022 - 2030 (English)

Investment Opportunities in The Gambia

NRDS2-CN1-6 Potential area map (NERICA) - -
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Concept Notes for National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS2)
Potential area map (NERICA)

Activities in The Gambia

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Projects

Rice farming irrigation improvement and expansion plan

Scaling up Climate Resilient Rice Production (RICOWAS)  

GM-P6

Rice Value Chains Transformation Programme (RVCTP)

GM-P5

Regional Rice Value Chains Development Project (RRVCDP)

GM-P3

Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security/Nutritionto mitigate...

GM-P2

Post crisis response to Food and Nutrition security in the Gambia

GM-P4

Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCDP)

GM-P1

Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project

Mapping of Rice-related Interventions Matrix

SIEM BY PROJECT SIEM BY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
Policy/Institutional Infrastructure Human Resource
Capacity		 Provision of Equipments
and services		 Knowledge/Research
Seed 1 1 3 5
Fertilizer 2 3
Irrigation/water management 4 4 3
On-farm technology transfer 1 3 3
Mechanization 2
Quality Improvement 3 4 2
Access to market 2 4 3 2
Access to credit 1 2
Overall policy tools
Policy/Institutional Infrastructure Human Resource
Capacity		 Provision of Equipments
and services		 Knowledge/Research
Seed AfDB (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), TSF (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), AfDB (1), BADEA (2), IsDB (2), TSF (1), EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1), AfDB (2), BADEA (2), IsDB (2), TSF (1), EU (2), FAO (2), WFP (2), UNICEF (1),
Fertilizer BADEA (1), IsDB (1), EU (1), FAO (1), UNICEF (1), WFP (1), AfDB (2), BADEA (2), IsDB (2), TSF (1),
Irrigation/water management BADEA (1), IsDB (1), EU (1), FAO (1), UNICEF (1), WFP (1), AfDB (1), World Bank (1), EU (2), FAO (2), WFP (2), UNICEF (1), AfDB (1), World Bank (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), EU (1), FAO (1), UNICEF (1), WFP (1), World Bank (1),
On-farm technology transfer EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1), AfDB (2), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), TSF (1), EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1), AfDB (2), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), TSF (1), EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1),
Mechanization AfDB (1), BADEA (2), IsDB (2), TSF (1),
Quality Improvement AfDB (2), BADEA (2), IsDB (2), TSF (1), AfDB (1), BADEA (2), IsDB (2), TSF (1), EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1), World Bank (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), World Bank (1),
Access to market BADEA (1), IsDB (1), World Bank (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), EU (2), FAO (2), WFP (2), UNICEF (1), AfDB (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1), World Bank (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), World Bank (1),
Access to credit BADEA (1), IsDB (1), BADEA (1), IsDB (1), EU (1), FAO (1), WFP (1),
Overall policy tools

Latest Activities

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Gambia, December 2022

Working week for developing Concept Notes for NRDS2 and RSDS2 of The G...

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Gambia, September 2022

Working week for updating and revising the rice seeds development stra...

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Gambia, February 2022

Working week for revising the national rice development strategy in Th...

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The Gambia

CARD

  • Focal Point Contact
  • Dr. Demba B. Jallow
  • Director General,
  • The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
  • Email: demsondoe@yahoo.co.uk