The evaluation meeting was held recently the NaNA hall along Bertil Harding Highway.
The sub committee presented its standards it has reviewed which is to be evaluated and approved by the Food and Agricultural Products Committee.
Once the sub committee's developed standards have been approved, it will be moved to the standard procedural state of public commenting which would last 30 days before another meeting is convened by the same committee.
This will give chance to the public to make comments and the necessary changes be made before a standard will be developed.
It will then be taken to the last stage when it will be approved by the board or the standard bureau.
Ebrima Sanyang, Project Director said the project aims to transform the rice sector especially URR and CRR, two regions that are set to benefit from the project.
The project equally aims to promote two types of rice while it is tasked to revitalise rice production.
The project hopes to cut rice importation by 50% in The Gambia
President Macky Sall on Monday instructed Prime Minister Amadou Ba to recruit 1000 Senegalese youth within three weeks to monitor businessmen including shop keepers who frequently increase prices of basic commodities and rent.
Based on security concerns, the police command has accordingly withdrawn all guards previously assigned to former vice presidents, all government advisers as well as magistrates. However, the orderlies of former VPs are not affected by this exercise, Government’s Spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh has confirmed to The Point in an interview.
Police in the West Coast Region (WCR) have reportedly arrested Musa Trawally, 25, a resident of Lamin Daranka for allegedly stabbing one Malick Bojang which led to the latter’s death, The Point has been reliably informed.
