(Thursday August 25th, 2016 Issue)
Ebrima
Tamba Jammeh, Chief of Badibou Illiasa constituency, has commended the
leadership of NACOFAG for going to congress to report back to their
electorates, after years of struggle.
He
said the role of NACOFAG is crucial in organising and coordinating farmers and
communities to work with a common vision and objective.
Chief
Tamba Jammeh also advised farmers to respect and be committed to the Vision
2016 call of the Gambian leader, President Yahya Jammeh.
The
chief made this comment while delivering a statement at the 3rd national
congress of NACOFAG recently held in Farafenni, North Bank Region.
Also
speaking on the occasion, Alhaji Basse Mboge, president of the National Farmers
Platform - The Gambia, commended FAO for its support to NACOFAG in the
preparation of the national congress.
He
explained that the congress was also meant to seek policy directions for the
next three years.
Mr
Mboge called on all stakeholders to support the NACOFAG in the areas of
capacity building, awareness creation and information sharing.
The
outgoing president of NACOFAG, Muhammad Lamin Fayinkeh, hailed the delegates of
the national congress.
He
commended all those who contributed to “the smooth development” of the
organisation during his tenure.
The
newly elected president, Musa F. Sowe, thanked NACOFAG partners including FAO,
IFAD, and the Ministry of Agriculture for supporting “the successful
implementation of the congress”.
He
promised to strengthen the bilateral relations that exist between NACOFAG and
other sub-regional, regional and global networks with a common objective.