The Gambia’s National Assembly has begun detailed consideration of the National Food Security Cooperation Bill 2025, adopting several amendments as lawmakers debated the future direction of the country’s main agricultural and food trading corporation. Presented by the Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security, Demba...

By Lamin Sam Jaiteh Kartong, Southern Gambia — On a bright morning in Kartong, the hum of machinery cuts through the fields where a group of determined young farmers are rewriting the story of agriculture in this traditional rice-growing region. For over a decade, much of...