Gambia: Reclaiming the Land
4,102 views · Published 26 February 2013 · 3:59 · Indexed 13 October 2026
Channel: United Nations · 2013 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York - In the Gambia, women often farm on degraded, unproductive land. The more fertile land is usually reserved for men. But things are changing. A government project supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, is using simple technologies to reclaim swamplands. Now, women like Awa Jagne who once struggled to feed her children, reaps enough rice to support her family throughout the year.
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