Tag: The Gambia
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SMILES FROM THE POOREST OF THE POOR
I travelled to four countries in West Africa … four which are listed among the 20 ‘poorest’ nations in the world by various economic indicies. I have travelled to many ‘poor’ countries in my life but never this poor. I saw major cities that had not been electrified. I saw towns without mains water or […]
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CROSSING THE GAMBIA
The Gambia is pretty much The Gambia. Or rather the country known as The Gambia pretty much is comprised of The Gambia River and 20 klicks or so on either bank. The Gambia is the smallest country of mainland Africa and is surrounded on three sides by Senegal. The two main highways on the north […]
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GROW YOUR OWN SEEDS IN THE GAMBIA
For most of us if we need seeds we pop into the local nursery and for a relatively small fee we can get any sort of high performing seeds. But it’s not so easy for smallholder farmers around the world. Seeds of improved varieties may not be available and if they are they can’t afford […]
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BETTER PORRIDGE FOR THE GAMBIA
The people of The Gambia like to start their day with a bowl of porridge, which they call ‘mono’ in their local Mandinga language. But the processed porridge they buy in the market isn’t very nutritious. Members of a farming cooperative from the village of Jahaur, which is about half way up the country on […]
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