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Gambia



Public Sector

Department of State for Agriculture www.agrigambia.gm  (No indication whether this department has a dedicated extenstion unit)


Public Research Institutions with Extension Unit

University-based Extension

Semi-autonomous Governmental Extension Organizations

Non-Governmental Organizations



Farmer Based Organizations


Private Sector Organizations or Firms

Related Resources

ASTI Agricultural Research and Development investments and capacity in the Gambia: http://www.asti.cgiar.org/thegambia


Government
  • The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), the country’s main agricultural R&D agency, accounted for two-thirds of public agricultural research staff and close to three-quarters of agricultural R&D expenditures in 2008.


The Gambia is active in the CILSS, Comité permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (Permanent Interstate Committee for the Fight against Drought in the Sahel),  www.cilss.bf
  • Among other initiatives, CILSS promotes producer access to markets ("Programme Régional Accès aux Marchés")

The Agricultural Sector in Gambia

Basic information is at www.accessgambia.com/information/farming-agriculture.html