He said NACOFAGis expected to host the caravan in The Gambia as a member of the local organizing committee.
According to Mr. Sowe, the West African Caravan will be organised by the Global Convergence on Land, Water and Seeds which constitute 16 countries on the rights to Land, Water and Peasant Agro-Ecology.
He added that the caravan is carried out by Farmers Organizations (FOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in collaboration with Governments, partners and stakeholders bi-annually.
Mr. Sowe further said that the caravan will be launched in The Gambia on Saturday 20th November 2021at the Governor’s office in Brikama, West Coast Region.
Sowe said the caravan will bring together 175 delegates.
President Adama Barrow has called on the World Bank and other stakeholders to support his administration’s quest to develop Technical and Vocational Education and Training as a means to quell the menace of irregular migration and rural-urban drift.
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After months of rigorous training for young entrepreneurs, GIZ through its EU-funded Tekki Fii Project supports its beneficiaries with start-up packages to enable them to fully establish and grow their businesses.
Stakeholders from the agricultural sector, natural resources management, migration, and disaster risk reduction on Tuesday validated the draft report of the study on green jobs and nature-based livelihood opportunities.
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Wednesday engaged Financial Services Providers and other stakeholders within the value chain for a high level breakfast meeting on the Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture (ROOTS) Project financing for producers and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
