Gambia - The Livestock and Horticulture Development Project

The proposed project focuses on the development of horticultural and livestock commodities value chains products (poultry and sheep) in the Greater Banjul Area, Western, North Bank, Central River and Lower River Regions of The Gambia. It will address the need to increase productivity in the agricultural sector and connect small holders (in particular women associations) to the rapidly expanding high-value horticulture and meat markets. The project adopts a value chain approach to address the constraints affecting the sector, from production to consumption. Its implementation focuses on three components: A - Production, Processing and Marketing of Livestock and Horticultural Products; B - Capacity Building and C - Project Management. The project duration is five years, starting from year 2009. The total cost is UA 4.72 million.