🚜 Africa isn’t short of farmers. It’s short of irrigation, storage, finance & markets. @AfDB_Group & @GAFSPfund partnership is filling that gap with catalytic grants that de-risk agriculture & unlock investment. Read @philboahen telling us more about it gafspfund.org/news/catalyzin…

More than 267,000 school children across NBR, CRR North & South, and URR have benefited from daily nutritious meals through GAFSp’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. By supporting school feeding, the project is helping children stay healthy, improving classroom performance and school attendance, and building a brighter future while creating market opportunities for local farmers. Healthy children. Brighter future. Better Gambia. 🇬🇲🌱 #GAFSp #HomeGrownSchoolFeedingProgramme #SchoolFeeding #FoodSecurity #Nutrition #EducationForAll #SupportingLocalFarmers #TheGambia #HealthyChildrenStrongerFuture #BetterGambia @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

@AfDB_Group African Development Bank Group co-organizes West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable. The roundtable is to mobilize public, private and blended finance to accelerate implementation of national and regional rice investment action plans.

The new African Development Bank Group Annual Report is out! Despite a tough global environment, #Africa grew by 4.2% in 2025, with several countries among the world's fastest-growing economies. It's worth a read. ✨ afdb.org/en/news-and-events/…

A protected garden is more than just a fence; it is protection for learning, nutrition, and the future of our children. 🌱🏫 Through the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project’s Social Protection Component, 20 school gardens have been supported with chain-link fencing, helping schools grow food in safer and more sustainable environments for students and communities. #GAFSP #FoodSecurity #SchoolGardens #SupportingCommunities #ClimateResilience #TheGambi @philboahen @GAFSPfund @WFP_TheGambia @AfDB_Group @batdes

🐔 “Knowledge sharing is empowering women to succeed in poultry farming.” Mam Jawara from Sinchu Madado shares her appreciation for the support provided through the Poultry Farmer Field School training under the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project. 🌾 Through the farmer field school training, women are gaining valuable poultry management skills in feeding, vaccination, biosecurity etc, helping them increase production, strengthen their livelihoods, and build more sustainable businesses. 💪🏾 ▶️ Watch her inspiring testimonial and hear the impact firsthand. #GambiaAgricultureAndFoodSecurityProject #FarmerFieldSchool #WomenEmpowerment #PoultryFarming #Agriculture #TheGambia #FoodSecurity #WomenInAgriculture #RuralDevelopment @GAFSPfund @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @AfDB_Group

The GAFSP Knowledge Forum is well underway, hosted by our partners at @FAO 🌱 Nearly 100 practitioners from 40 projects across 4 continents have gathered in Rome to share practical solutions to advance food security and strengthen smallholder farmer livelihoods worldwide.

Jabou Ceesay, a member of "Group Jubo Community Poultry" shares how support from the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project has transformed their community poultry. The group received two full production cycle (including birds, feeds, feeders, drinkers, and essential medications) to strengthen their poultry business “Today, poultry farming is no longer a business only, but a source of pride and food security. We can now welcome visitors into our homes without worrying about where to get poultry meat,” she said. The Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project creating opportunities, strengthening food security, and building resilient communities for a better future. @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

Mariama Gitteh thanks the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project for supporting Wurokang Women’s Garden in LRR with seeds & tools 🌱 Now their garden is thriving, boosting income & nutrition. Real support. Real impact. #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

In The Gambia, farmers often face low productivity & market access. A $28M GAFSP & @AfDB_Group investment in the @gafspcpcu project is training farmers & providing tech support to boost productivity while linking them to institutional markets 👇🏾 bit.ly/41WnhIw

Ya Amie Secka, leader of Group Jubbo (women’s group) in Sinchu Alagie, shares how the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project’s community poultry support helped them raise 1,000 layers & 1,000 broilers. From the proceeds, they built a new poultry house and launched a revolving loan scheme. Community impact. Real growth. @philboahen @batdes @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group @WFP_TheGambia

Women Vegetable Gardeners in 20 communities can now store produce longer & sell at better prices. Thanks to cold storage facilities (cooltainers) supported by The Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project. Less waste. More income. Stronger communities. #FoodSecurity @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

💡 @gafspfund’s new $38 million financing will: 🧑‍🌾 Support 16 producer organization-led projects 🌐 Benefit 14 national and 2 regional projects 📈 Reach up to 175,000 people Learn how this will increase income, food security, nutrition & resilience 👇🏾 bit.ly/4sdIR6e

#WorldHealthDay: #DYK @AfDB_Group is working to strengthen Africa's health systems? See how the Bank-financed Thwake Multipurpose Dam project in Kenya is improving health centers, so nurses like Mercy Musau can provide better care to new/expecting mothers: vimeo.com/832319561

On 30 March 2026, the @AfDB_Group visited Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project sites in the West Coast Region to engage communities, assess progress, and support school feeding and food security. @philboahen @GAFSPfund @WFP_TheGambia @batdes

The Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project, under the Ministry of Agriculture, has officially signed a contract with The Cornerstone Group for the procurement and installation of solar-powered cooltainers.@WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @batdes @philboahen

Now, nothing goes to waste. Fatou Sanyang from Kalagie Women’s Garden shares how the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project supports them with tools, seeds, and a cooltainer, reducing post-harvest losses and improving income. @philboahen @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @batdes

🌾 Voices of the Harvest Meet Musa Jallow, a dedicated cassava stem beneficiary. With access to improved cassava stems for planting, Musa’s farm is flourishing this season, yielding stronger crops, boosting food security. @AfDB_Group @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund