Gambia: United Purpose visits wet season onion production sites in Lower River and Central River Regions

United Purpose, a co-implementer of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme-The Gambia (WACOMP-GM) last Wednesday embarked on two-day farmer study-tour to two of its wet-season onion production sites in Lower River and Central River Regions. The sites include Jomar community garden in the Lower River Region and Njoben community garden in the Central River Region south. The tour was basically to enable farmers share best experience as well as to learn from one another regarding best farming practices. It also aims to help farmers prepare ahead of the next rainy season production; to avail them the opportunity to learn from fellow vegetable growers on best rainy season onion production practice and to showcase some of the success stories at Njoben and Jomar gardens respectively. UP in partnership with three local NGOs namely; FFHC, NATC and TARUD has received funding from the European Union (EU) to implement the WACOMP, value chain strengthening action in The Gambia. The move is ...