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Nyarikangbanna

United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Jan 2013 :  22:36:31  Show Profile Send Nyarikangbanna a Private Message
As part of its funding assistance under UN Millennium Development Goal Initiative and in collaboration with FAO and WFP, the EU is to spend 7.6Million Euros from 2013-2015, in The Gambia to help the country attain its Millennium Development Goal on food security.

The project which was scheduled to start in 2013, is aimed at helping small scale farmers to increase their productivity and have better access to markets.

Under the project, the WFP's school feeding programme will also be extended so as to enable it to have direct impact on food security and nutrition for the most vulnerable children in The Gambia. The project is to last for 3yrs.

If the Gambia government refuses dialogue under Article 8 of the Cotonour Agreement, this money could be withheld as per Article 96 and thereby putting Gambia's food security needs at grave risk.

Thanks

I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union.

Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 27 Jan 2013 22:42:07

Momodou



Denmark
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Posted - 30 Jan 2013 :  12:56:02  Show Profile Send Momodou a Private Message
Interesting Nyarikangbana, see the Point of today is also taking it up.

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EU approves €7.6 million project for MDGs initiative

The Point: Published on Wednesday, January 30, 2013


The European Union has approved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Initiative Project on improving food security through crop production intensification and the school feeding programme in The Gambia to the tune of Euro 7.6 million.

The goal of the project, according to The Gambia-EU Cooperation January Edition 2013 newsletter, is to improve food security and reduce hunger in the intervention areas thereby contributing to The Gambia’s achievement of MDG 1c.

“It has two components, the first being production enhancement under the responsibility of the FAO and focusing on rice and 8 major horticultural crops in the targeted areas,” the newsletter added.

The second component, it went on, is a school feeding programme and marketing, under the responsibility of the World Food Programme (WFP), which purpose is to supply nutritious food to school children and serve as a catalyst and an incentive to farmers, targeted by the first component, to produce large quantities to be sold directly to the school feeding programme.

Noting that the project has two sets of target groups, The Gambia-EU Cooperation newsletter revealed that the targeted beneficiaries for the first component of the project comprise smallholder farmers in selected districts in The Gambia.

The project, it added, will enhance the ability of participating households to increase the productivity of their farm with the potentials of producing in excess of their consumption requirements.

“Beneficiaries for the second component include school children, farmers, producer groups and entrepreneurs engaged in processing and marketing. Beneficiaries will receive training in production, processing, value addition technologies and marketing support with the aim of developing viable and sustained markets for farm produce,” the newsletter stated.

It further stated that school-going children will receive food supplementation for dietary enrichment on a daily basis, while key actors in the school feeding programme will receive training on proper management and nutritional education.

Source: The Point

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Nyarikangbanna

United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Jan 2013 :  15:11:43  Show Profile Send Nyarikangbanna a Private Message
Yep!Momodou but I think The Point should go beyond this and expose every EU funding. My understanding is that the current EU Charge d' Affairs is very open to the press and very keen on transparency.

Thanks

I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union.

Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 30 Jan 2013 19:46:52
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toubab1020



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Posted - 30 Jan 2013 :  17:57:48  Show Profile Send toubab1020 a Private Message
Totally agree,you Nyarikangbanna have really opened the files with this, its very refreshing to know that "the current EU Charge d' Affairs is every open to the press and very keen on transparency" lets just hope that if and when "the press" obtain an interview he/she does not speak in euenglish which will make clear understanding very difficult for everyone who is not a eurocrat


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Originally posted by Nyarikangbanna

Yep!Momodou but I think The Point should go beyond this and expose every EU funding. My understanding is that the current EU Charge d' Affairs is every open to the press and very keen on transparency.

Thanks


"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Nyarikangbanna

United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 Jan 2013 :  19:42:53  Show Profile Send Nyarikangbanna a Private Message
No worries Toubab. I will do the translations; from Euronglish to English.

Cheers

I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union.

Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 30 Jan 2013 19:48:59
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toubab1020



12309 Posts

Posted - 30 Jan 2013 :  20:51:40  Show Profile Send toubab1020 a Private Message
I like your new word, Euronglish much better than my euenglish after all I couldn't start mine with an Upper case "E" , you can't have an upper case letter after the second letter can you ?
(some members may not understand,toubab humour )

"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.

Edited by - toubab1020 on 30 Jan 2013 20:53:22
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Nyarikangbanna

United Kingdom
1382 Posts

Posted - 31 Jan 2013 :  10:21:47  Show Profile Send Nyarikangbanna a Private Message
I do,toubab. I am already laughing my head off.

Thanks for the great humour. You must come from yorkshire or the Lakes District of England.


Thanks

I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union.

Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 31 Jan 2013 20:11:33
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