The
Decade of Action calls on governments, businesses, civil society and individuals
everywhere to create an unstoppable force to reach the Goals by 2030. Let’s
mobilize everyone, everywhere to take action—individually and collectively,
locally and globally.
Today
FAO takes action and marks the official global launch of the United Nations
‘Decade of Action 2020-2030’ with a handover ceremony of equipment to
Implementing Partners under the Ministry of Agriculture. The celebration of the
events will take place on FAO’s premises in Fajara, and will be attended by
dignitaries and high level representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, as
well as the EU Ambassador in the Gambia, Attila Lajos and many others. The
event will be hosted by the FAO Representative (FAOR), Moshibudi Rampedi, who
will be the main speaker on this important day.
The
FAO project “Agriculture for Economic Growth” (project code: /GAM/040/EC) is
funded by the European Union (EU), and in 2019 it procured a consignment that
will be delivered during the event to mark the launch of the Decade of Action.
The equipment consists:
1.
30 Yamaha motorbikes to support mobility of field extension workers.
2.
One Atomic Absorption Spectrophomecters for NARI’s Soil Lab whose experts will
use the technology to test soils.
3.
Office Equipment, among others cameras and computers,
The
equipment will be handed over to the National Agricultural Research Institute
(NARI), National Seed Secreteriat, Department of Livestock, Pest Protective
Services and National Livestock Owners Association.
Objective:
The equipment is intended to strengthen capacities of Government institutions
under the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to provide effective research and
agricultural extension services to the farming population to boost agriculture
sector production and productivity. With this action, FAO joins the UN and
sister agencies in the international launch of the Decade of Action.
Project
information: The EU funded projects’ overall objective is to contribute to the
growth in the agricultural sector, to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition,
to reduce unemployment and to mitigate migration flow of the youths to Europe.
The project recognizes that the poor and vulnerable such as smallholder farmers
and youths require additional support to benefit from the broader economy and
enable them integrate the new agricultural vision that has a better and broader
market outlook.
Event
speakers are scheduled to include:
• FAO Representative, Moshibudi Rampedi
• EU Ambassador, Attila Lajos
• Minister of Agriculture, Amie Fabureh