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November, 2016, Banjul – The
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today signed
three letters of Agreement (LoAs) amounting to GMD6,632,374.75 (six millions, six hundred and thirty-two
thousand, three hundred and seventy-four dalasi and seventy-five bututs) with
three institutions for the implementation of specific activities under the
Action Against Deforestation Project.
The Department of Forestry received
DGM3, 658,012.55, the Agency for the Development of Women and Children (ADWAC)
received GMD933, 183.20 and the Natural Resources Consulting (NACO) received
GMD2, 041,179.00.
The forestry department also received three motor bikes over
D370,000and 2 cameras and 3 GPS.Each institution also received a laptop to
facilitate implementation.
Alagie Manjang,Deputy Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources presided over
the signing ceremony at the FAO Office in Fajara.
The four-year EU funded Euros1.5m
is being implemented the three institutions and the Ministry of Basic and
Secondary Educationin close partnership with FAO. in the North
Bank Region and Central River and Upper River Regions North.The overall objective of the project is
to contribute to poverty alleviation, the eradication of hunger and improving
resilience to climate change, through sustainable management of land and
forest resources. The project will help to improvethe condition and
productivity of the agro-sylvo-pastoral landscapes measuring about589, 000 hectaresaffected
by Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) in the intervention
sites.About 390,283 inhabitants within these regions (203,950 females and 186,329
males) who depend highly on forest resources for their livelihood will
benefit directly from the project.
In his remarks, Mr.
Alagie Manjangexpressed appreciation of FAO`s contributions towards the eradication of food insecurity and
poverty in the Gambia.Mr. Manjang acknowledged the importance of the
project towards the achievement of set targets in poverty reduction and
development. He also recognized the efforts of the project implementing
partners and challenged them to work according to the governance structure
and to measure up to expectations.
Dr. Perpetua
Katepa-Kalala, FAO Country Representative explained that all partners have a
critical role to play for the successful implementation of the intervention.
She encouraged them to be results oriented and to work through the governance
structures outlined in the project document. ‘‘We very much rely on the leadership
of our government partners in the project implementation’’, she stressed,
while restating FAO`s continued support at all times.
Speaking on behalf of the
Non-State actors, Kanimang Camara, Director of NACOalso
lauded FAO`s ‘consistent and remarkable’ support to the Agriculture and
Natural Resources sectors over the years. He assured that they will live up
to expectations.
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