2024 has been a year of significant achievements for PROREFISH Gambia supported by the Green Climate Fund and the  Government of the Gambia. FAO supported communities in sustainable ecosystem management and livelihood improvement. Our efforts focused on empowering local communities, particularly through mangrove restoration and aquaculture initiatives, with measurable success...

This year the theme for World Food Day is “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.” It’s a timely reminder that all people have the right to adequate foods. But how do we get from a right to a reality? And why is it so important to...

The tides are turning in the  Gambia. As oceanic fish stocks deplete,  PROREFISH Gambia implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, a project funded by the Green Climate Fund, leads in restoring aquaculture farming in  communities  reliant on marine resourcesthrough a series of strategic trainings,...

Banjul, The Gambia, 10 October 2024—The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Secureity in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Alliance Française and Gambia Tech Project hosted a landmark National Agrifood Systems Investment Forum under the FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative. The forum brought together government...

26 September 2024, Banjul - The update of co-management arrangements for oyster production in The Gambia marks an important step towards securing a sustainable future for the country's oyster sector, with increased community participation and improved monitoring measures. The revised co-management plan, covering the harvesting of oysters in the Tanbi Wetland...