The Government of The Gambia has committed to a stronger agricultural performance since the democratic transition and has asked IFAD to co-finance the Resilience of Organizations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture Project (ROOTS). In addition, the Government has stressed the need to capitalize on the gains of the ongoing IFAD-funded National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development (NEMA) program.
ROOTS will build on the successes and draw lessons from IFAD-funded ongoing and past projects captured in the 2016 Country Programme Evaluation (CPE),2 namely (i) NEMA; (ii) the Lowlands Agricultural Development Programme (LADEP); (iii) the Participatory Integrated Watershed Management Project (PIWAMP); (iv) the Rural Finance Project (RFP); and (v) the Livestock and Horticulture Development Project (LHDP). These investments have, since 2002, addressed the main constraints to the rice, livestock and horticulture value chains, as well as rural finance. ROOTS will consolidate the gains of these projects and build on other donor- sponsored investments. It will focus on upscaling NEMA achievements in the rice and vegetable value chains and contributing to the improvement of household food and nutrition security and farm incomes while transitioning smallholder farmers (particularly youth and women) from subsistence to commercial entrepreneurs. Finally, ROOTS will give special attention to key issues raised in the CPE such as the targeting strategy to reach poor farmers, deepening partnerships opportunities, project management performance and oversight for effective and efficient, and delivery mechanisms in the Government to enhance sustainability of benefits.
ROOTS will be implemented in five regions: (i) Central River Region (CRR); (ii) North Bank Region (NBR); (iii) Lower River Region (LRR); (iv) West Coast Region (WCR); and (v) Upper River Region (URR). In these regions, 39 districts have been selected on the basis of indicators related to poverty, vulnerability, remoteness, quality and scale of infrastructure, and harmonisation with other donor-supported programs.
The goal of the project is to improve food security, nutrition and smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change in The Gambia.
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase agricultural productivity and access to markets for enhanced food security and nutrition, and resilience of family farms and farmer organisations..
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By Ashiru AbdulRaqeebWork/Life BalanceComp & BenefitsSenior ManagementCulture & Value
All well stated, Please in what capacity can the project benefit smallhold poultry farmers. I lost my poultry house and some bird to the storm on 12 July. Since then I have been struggling to get back on my feet. Kindly let know how to participate and add value in my own capacity.
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By Lamin DibbaWork/Life BalanceComp & BenefitsSenior ManagementCulture & Value
Personally, I engage in agriculture development through a minor poultry business. I want make a positive change in the development of agriculture.
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