Gambia: Entrepreneurship training is crucial to fight poverty

PS Cole giving his speech

Mr. Asheme Cole, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture has emphasized on the importance of entrepreneurship training saying that entrepreneurship training is very crucial if The Gambia as a nation want to fight the ills of poverty, through increase food production along the entire food value chains citing rice and vegetable.

Cole was addressing 60 participants-MDFT’s at the Jenoi Agricultural Training Centre in Lower River Region organised by the National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project best known as Nema  and is been conducted by Concern Universal-Gambia who won a bid to implement the training.

Rural Finance Project Boost Implementing Agencies

L-R Mr. Fatajo, PS Ada Gaye and Dr. Oley Njie Mbye

As part of Rural Finance Project (RFP) objectives of strengthening Micro Finance Institutions towards creating an enabling microfinance industry, RFP handed over motobikes, and management information system equipments worth D2,838,637 to implementing agencies.

The handing over ceremony was held on Friday 30 March, 2012 at the Rural Finance Project office, Cape Point in Bakau.

The items handed over include 13 motobikes, 38 solar panels, computers and accessories including printers.

The beneficiaries were NACCUG CUs, GAWFA branches and 4 VISACAs as part of RFP 2011 implementation activities