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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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 Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 13:15:58
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Originally posted by salimina
Santafara or janjanfara- which is which? i think my friend sister omega is right.
Bro salimina,
I am Janyanfara and I don't know Santanfara except if I know his full name.
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mbay
Germany
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Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 14:03:45
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Being a leader isn't easy way , you will be shooting in every direction from every frogs .
And these so called experts have their own strategy and are not to trust especially The world Bank they are not more than tornados , since no one knows which direction they will take next by they choice so they should constantly keep frankly they job in and stop this sorting out and wailing!
Its true that some body / some things are in difficulty than before but the fact is also there that in the GM there is more Economically / constructively And development there than before so why we are over seeing that or we simple don't want see it ?.
He being Elected from GM people democratically so He most be accepted and respected ! |
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mbay
Germany
1007 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 14:03:45
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Being a leader isn't easy way , you will be shooting in every direction from every frogs .
And these so called experts have their own strategy and are not to trust especially The world Bank they are not more than tornados , since no one knows which direction they will take next by they choice so they should constantly keep frankly they job in and stop this sorting out and wailing!
Its true that some body / some things are in difficulty than before but the fact is also there that in the GM there is more Economically / constructively And development there than before so why we are over seeing that or we simple don't want see it ?.
He being Elected from GM people democratically so He most be accepted and respected ! |
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
2085 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 17:38:27
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It's true that being a leader is not an easy job because there are millions of people who profess they can do better. This report is just a rehash of statements without any proper remedies to find viable solutions. Plus the report is out of date. Time has moved on we are in 2007 aren't there any up-to-date critiques on the Gambia from 2003-06.
peace
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
2085 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 17:38:27
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It's true that being a leader is not an easy job because there are millions of people who profess they can do better. This report is just a rehash of statements without any proper remedies to find viable solutions. Plus the report is out of date. Time has moved on we are in 2007 aren't there any up-to-date critiques on the Gambia from 2003-06.
peace
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Peace
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dbaldeh
USA
934 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 19:53:34
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Computer systems are created and maintained by people. If those people are not honest and cannot be trusted, then they can manipulate anything to get their desired results.
No amount of computerization can change the rotten system in the Gambia. It is credible to asume that the World Bank is only interested in getting their debts paid in a timely manner. This is another sign of imposing their systems on a government that is not upto date. It is a shame.... |
Baldeh,
"Be the change you want to see in the world" Ghandi
Visit http://www.gainako.com for your daily news and politics |
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dbaldeh
USA
934 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 19:53:34
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Computer systems are created and maintained by people. If those people are not honest and cannot be trusted, then they can manipulate anything to get their desired results.
No amount of computerization can change the rotten system in the Gambia. It is credible to asume that the World Bank is only interested in getting their debts paid in a timely manner. This is another sign of imposing their systems on a government that is not upto date. It is a shame.... |
Baldeh,
"Be the change you want to see in the world" Ghandi
Visit http://www.gainako.com for your daily news and politics |
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 20:17:14
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Originally posted by dbaldeh
Computer systems are created and maintained by people. If those people are not honest and cannot be trusted, then they can manipulate anything to get their desired results.
No amount of computerization can change the rotten system in the Gambia. It is credible to asume that the World Bank is only interested in getting their debts paid in a timely manner. This is another sign of imposing their systems on a government that is not upto date. It is a shame....
dbaldeh , you got the point .it is about the world bank getting there money back on time . |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2007 : 20:17:14
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quote:
Originally posted by dbaldeh
Computer systems are created and maintained by people. If those people are not honest and cannot be trusted, then they can manipulate anything to get their desired results.
No amount of computerization can change the rotten system in the Gambia. It is credible to asume that the World Bank is only interested in getting their debts paid in a timely manner. This is another sign of imposing their systems on a government that is not upto date. It is a shame....
dbaldeh , you got the point .it is about the world bank getting there money back on time . |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
www.suntoumana.blogspot.com |
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mbay
Germany
1007 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2007 : 13:23:39
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isn't it derisory how the World Bank dismissals they work today in DC how they hunt down about 200 branch for fluctuation of money which design for UN development programs. How it come when they were doing they job properly ?
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Originally posted by SANTANFARA
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Originally posted by dbaldeh
Computer systems are created and maintained by people. If those people are not honest and cannot be trusted, then they can manipulate anything to get their desired results.
No amount of computerization can change the rotten system in the Gambia. It is credible to asume that the World Bank is only interested in getting their debts paid in a timely manner. This is another sign of imposing their systems on a government that is not upto date. It is a shame....
dbaldeh , you got the point .it is about the world bank getting there money back on time .
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mbay
Germany
1007 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2007 : 13:23:39
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isn't it derisory how the World Bank dismissals they work today in DC how they hunt down about 200 branch for fluctuation of money which design for UN development programs. How it come when they were doing they job properly ?
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Originally posted by SANTANFARA
quote:
Originally posted by dbaldeh
Computer systems are created and maintained by people. If those people are not honest and cannot be trusted, then they can manipulate anything to get their desired results.
No amount of computerization can change the rotten system in the Gambia. It is credible to asume that the World Bank is only interested in getting their debts paid in a timely manner. This is another sign of imposing their systems on a government that is not upto date. It is a shame....
dbaldeh , you got the point .it is about the world bank getting there money back on time .
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 08 Feb 2007 : 14:54:26
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Note; this a continuation from my last posting and from the same source
The final issue that reflects on the Gambia today is the economy. Before elaborating on Gambia’s economy, Gambia’s trade policy is an open-door and a liberal one. The tiny nation has also committed itself to eliminating tariff and non tariff barriers as a way of opening up trade. As it sounds optimistic of Gambia’s trading issues, the economy is still experiencing problems. Discussing the economy is important because it reflects on the decisions, actions, and policies being made and how they are carried out. Unfortunately, the Gambia has made a lot of poor choices in shaping their economy and also hurting their chances of competing in a global economy. The Gambia’s economic performance for several years has been uneven owing to exogenous shocks, macroeconomic and structural policy slippage, poor governance, and weak institutions. Gambia’s government has accounted for its poor economic performance. In addition to that, when the first annual progress report was made, the key priority outlined in the PRSP was that maintaining fiscal and monetary discipline is first priority. It goes on to say that “the authorities failed to achieve most of the PRSP macroeconomic targets for 2002 and 2003 because of inappropriate macroeconomic policies and crop failures. GDP declined by 3.2 percent in 2002 compared with the PRSP target of 6 percent growth.” Right away, the improvement needed in Gambia’s economy is the macroeconomic policies including better strategies and decisions. Currently, “the economic situation has been stabilizing with the overall GDP growth rate of 5.3%, lower than the 2003 growth rate of 7.0%, but still improving as compared to 2002 where the country experienced negative growth of -3.2% due to poor harvests as a result of low rainfall.”. As we can see, the growth rate is still low, but improvements have been made since the disastrous 2002 crop drought. By 2003, the agricultural production got better because of climate improvements. In addition, another problem with the economy was with the Gambian currency, the Dalasi. What resulted between 2002 and 2003 with the dalasi was that “fiscal deficits were larger than planned, and lax monetary conditions contributed to higher-than-targeted inflation rates.” A much needed monitoring and tight fiscal and monetary policies need to be in place. The poor performance of the Dalasi resulted in high inflation and a more formidable challenge in competition with other major international currencies. Improvement since the Dalasi’s struggle has been reported when tighter fiscal and monetary policies were made. In 2003, GDP expanded by 7 percent as a result in the recovery of output, and by 2004, the growth rate increased by 8 percent. In that same year, the basic fiscal primary surplus more than doubled to about 8 percent of GDP and the rate of broad money growth was reduced by half compared with a year earlier. Improvements were being made in Gambia’s economy, but that was just the start of their progress. There is still more work and challenges that lie ahead in Gambia’s economy. One of them would be to find a better way to closely monitor the debt situation, macroeconomic policies, and data so that Gambia’s economy will not be severely affected in years to come.
Another aspect of Gambia’s economy that is facing challenges and problems is its infrastructure. Infrastructure is important in providing support to both the social and economic activities of the Gambian population. As pointed out in the annual progress report, “infrastructure services and private sector development are closely linked to poverty reduction in the context of the Gambian economy.” Without infrastructure, how else can the Gambia manage to eradicate their poverty situation? The benefits of having a good and stable infrastructure is that it not only brings economic support, but also empowers and motivates people initiatives by undertaking income-generating activities that would help reduce an increase in poverty rate in the future. Plus, infrastructure would help to improve employment in the Gambia because there is continuing problems of high unemployment and underemployment rates. As pointed out, “employment is both a source of income and social and economic empowerment.” Improving employment can make Gambia’s infrastructure stronger. More job opportunities results with more income and productivity. In addition, there are other ways to improve the Gambia’s infrastructure which could include improving their public transport needs, water supply, roads, and others, but also improve relations between the rural and urban communities. Unfortunately, the problem in trying to improve the relationship between the rural and urban communities is that there is a lack of adequate resources to improve the rural communities. Without the pertinent and much need resources to improve infrastructure especially in rural areas, then the relationship between the rural and urban communities cannot be mended well. Infrastructure needs to be paid attention as well in improving the Gambia’s economy. Challenges continue to lie ahead for Gambia’s economy, but if Gambia wants to take that first step in improving their economy, Gambia will need to continue to implement tougher restrictions on monetary and fiscal policies, try to improve their infrastructure, improve the high unemployment rates, and make better decisions on where the money should be going. As reiterated, poverty reduction is the key and primary struggle of the Gambia. The government should also improve the way they make decisions on how to tackle the poverty issue and decide where the money should be allocated. Discussing how poverty has affected the government, agriculture and economy brings us to possible suggestions or recommendations where better policies and directions are needed in eradicating poverty.
One possible suggestion to better improve the situation in the Gambia is to have strong political leadership. By having a structuralized and stabilized government, government officials and members are able to make better and more effective decisions. The government of Gambia needs to have a better and more stabilized government structure. Without a structured government, how else can the Gambia be able to continue its progress and efforts in solving the most complicated and pressing issues? Governments that are not stabilized experience corruption, turmoil, scandals, protests, and other types of violent acts and Gambia was going through that phase. Also, strong political leadership leads to a better approach to public policymaking and also would lead to the creation of educational programs where political leaders can be able to collaborate and work together on the issues that matter to the people of Gambia especially poverty. Having a strong political leadership will also improve the way the Gambian government prioritizes its issues and they way they commit themselves to improving an issue. The Gambian government needs to change their attitude in the way they approach these issue and remain optimistic and determined that they can tackle the issue. Strengthening political leadership in the Gambian government will result with better decision-making strategies and thus, will reflect better for the economic performance.
Another possible recommendation where the Gambia can take the better approach in improving poverty is with local communities and governments to play a stronger role with the Gambian government. That would be another great recommendation because it would bring both sides closer, and add more productivity and collaboration in improving society in the Gambia. Also, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) should play a stronger role in working with the Gambian government. NGO’s are seen as lobbyists who try pressure and advocate for issues to be addressed. The issue of poverty in the Gambia has been addressed, but not enough and not much emphasis has been placed. Having the local communities, governments, and NGO’s working closely with the Gambian government gives them a way to voice themselves.
Another possible recommendation for the Gambia in its step towards improvement is through the thorough and consistent monitoring of macroeconomic policies, allocation of public spending, and also improvement towards a stable economic infrastructure. Why that matters a great deal for Gambia is because Gambia’s current economic status is uneven and they need to do a better job of monitoring all their performances in their economy. Most of, they should do a better job of their public spending and allocation of money because money matters when it comes to improving and expanding things. The allocation of money should be diverse in order to not only improve the increasing poverty rates and agricultural problems in the Gambia, but also to improve other areas that include to have better access to health care facilities, to improve the quality of education so that people will understand the advantages and opportunities to have a good educational background, to improve high unemployment standards so that job opportunities are out there, and to find ways to alleviate HIV/AIDS cases.
Another recommendation in improving the Gambia is to improve its agricultural standards. Since the Gambia’s economy is dependent on its agriculture, specifically the peanut crop, Gambia needs to improve their policies towards better agricultural production. As mentioned earlier, agriculture employs 75% of Gambia’s population, but it ended up contributing only 30% of output towards Gambia’s GDP. What needs to be done to make Gambia’s agriculture better is to have better allocation of funds directed towards agriculture. In that way, they can try to get better and sufficient sources in improving their soil fertility conditions, water purification, and to be better prepared for if another drought hits them, like in 2002, they will have better alternatives to keep agricultural production going and to make better output on its GDP. Plus, improving the agriculture will also reduce the poverty rate because of great accessibility to food and greater quantity and quality of food.
A final recommendation for improving the Gambia is to have consistent and thorough monitoring of poverty reduction strategies in a way that there should be someone who can closely work with the PRSP and the Gambian government. It may sound a bit vague, but this suggestion can make sure that both sides are doing their part in reducing poverty and to see that their commitment is strong. Even though this point has been reiterated many times, poverty continues to be the main struggle and focal point for the Gambia. Saying it and doing it mean two different things. After reading these progress reports, the government of Gambia sounds optimistic in their plan of reducing poverty, but action needs to happen.
Today, the Gambia continues to face challenges in their political and economic performances. Poverty continues to be a main problem for them and thus, has impeded Gambia’s progress in improving other areas. What can be said from writing this paper is that Gambia has made changes since Jammeh came to power, but more improvements lie ahead for them in years to come. Gambia, along with other developing countries we have learned or heard frequently about, needs to change their attitude and approach in the way they implement policies and work with various groups. Gambia’s change is just the start of a beginning towards a stronger political and economic country hoping to get its priorities and commitments straight.
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 08 Feb 2007 : 14:54:26
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Note; this a continuation from my last posting and from the same source
The final issue that reflects on the Gambia today is the economy. Before elaborating on Gambia’s economy, Gambia’s trade policy is an open-door and a liberal one. The tiny nation has also committed itself to eliminating tariff and non tariff barriers as a way of opening up trade. As it sounds optimistic of Gambia’s trading issues, the economy is still experiencing problems. Discussing the economy is important because it reflects on the decisions, actions, and policies being made and how they are carried out. Unfortunately, the Gambia has made a lot of poor choices in shaping their economy and also hurting their chances of competing in a global economy. The Gambia’s economic performance for several years has been uneven owing to exogenous shocks, macroeconomic and structural policy slippage, poor governance, and weak institutions. Gambia’s government has accounted for its poor economic performance. In addition to that, when the first annual progress report was made, the key priority outlined in the PRSP was that maintaining fiscal and monetary discipline is first priority. It goes on to say that “the authorities failed to achieve most of the PRSP macroeconomic targets for 2002 and 2003 because of inappropriate macroeconomic policies and crop failures. GDP declined by 3.2 percent in 2002 compared with the PRSP target of 6 percent growth.” Right away, the improvement needed in Gambia’s economy is the macroeconomic policies including better strategies and decisions. Currently, “the economic situation has been stabilizing with the overall GDP growth rate of 5.3%, lower than the 2003 growth rate of 7.0%, but still improving as compared to 2002 where the country experienced negative growth of -3.2% due to poor harvests as a result of low rainfall.”. As we can see, the growth rate is still low, but improvements have been made since the disastrous 2002 crop drought. By 2003, the agricultural production got better because of climate improvements. In addition, another problem with the economy was with the Gambian currency, the Dalasi. What resulted between 2002 and 2003 with the dalasi was that “fiscal deficits were larger than planned, and lax monetary conditions contributed to higher-than-targeted inflation rates.” A much needed monitoring and tight fiscal and monetary policies need to be in place. The poor performance of the Dalasi resulted in high inflation and a more formidable challenge in competition with other major international currencies. Improvement since the Dalasi’s struggle has been reported when tighter fiscal and monetary policies were made. In 2003, GDP expanded by 7 percent as a result in the recovery of output, and by 2004, the growth rate increased by 8 percent. In that same year, the basic fiscal primary surplus more than doubled to about 8 percent of GDP and the rate of broad money growth was reduced by half compared with a year earlier. Improvements were being made in Gambia’s economy, but that was just the start of their progress. There is still more work and challenges that lie ahead in Gambia’s economy. One of them would be to find a better way to closely monitor the debt situation, macroeconomic policies, and data so that Gambia’s economy will not be severely affected in years to come.
Another aspect of Gambia’s economy that is facing challenges and problems is its infrastructure. Infrastructure is important in providing support to both the social and economic activities of the Gambian population. As pointed out in the annual progress report, “infrastructure services and private sector development are closely linked to poverty reduction in the context of the Gambian economy.” Without infrastructure, how else can the Gambia manage to eradicate their poverty situation? The benefits of having a good and stable infrastructure is that it not only brings economic support, but also empowers and motivates people initiatives by undertaking income-generating activities that would help reduce an increase in poverty rate in the future. Plus, infrastructure would help to improve employment in the Gambia because there is continuing problems of high unemployment and underemployment rates. As pointed out, “employment is both a source of income and social and economic empowerment.” Improving employment can make Gambia’s infrastructure stronger. More job opportunities results with more income and productivity. In addition, there are other ways to improve the Gambia’s infrastructure which could include improving their public transport needs, water supply, roads, and others, but also improve relations between the rural and urban communities. Unfortunately, the problem in trying to improve the relationship between the rural and urban communities is that there is a lack of adequate resources to improve the rural communities. Without the pertinent and much need resources to improve infrastructure especially in rural areas, then the relationship between the rural and urban communities cannot be mended well. Infrastructure needs to be paid attention as well in improving the Gambia’s economy. Challenges continue to lie ahead for Gambia’s economy, but if Gambia wants to take that first step in improving their economy, Gambia will need to continue to implement tougher restrictions on monetary and fiscal policies, try to improve their infrastructure, improve the high unemployment rates, and make better decisions on where the money should be going. As reiterated, poverty reduction is the key and primary struggle of the Gambia. The government should also improve the way they make decisions on how to tackle the poverty issue and decide where the money should be allocated. Discussing how poverty has affected the government, agriculture and economy brings us to possible suggestions or recommendations where better policies and directions are needed in eradicating poverty.
One possible suggestion to better improve the situation in the Gambia is to have strong political leadership. By having a structuralized and stabilized government, government officials and members are able to make better and more effective decisions. The government of Gambia needs to have a better and more stabilized government structure. Without a structured government, how else can the Gambia be able to continue its progress and efforts in solving the most complicated and pressing issues? Governments that are not stabilized experience corruption, turmoil, scandals, protests, and other types of violent acts and Gambia was going through that phase. Also, strong political leadership leads to a better approach to public policymaking and also would lead to the creation of educational programs where political leaders can be able to collaborate and work together on the issues that matter to the people of Gambia especially poverty. Having a strong political leadership will also improve the way the Gambian government prioritizes its issues and they way they commit themselves to improving an issue. The Gambian government needs to change their attitude in the way they approach these issue and remain optimistic and determined that they can tackle the issue. Strengthening political leadership in the Gambian government will result with better decision-making strategies and thus, will reflect better for the economic performance.
Another possible recommendation where the Gambia can take the better approach in improving poverty is with local communities and governments to play a stronger role with the Gambian government. That would be another great recommendation because it would bring both sides closer, and add more productivity and collaboration in improving society in the Gambia. Also, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) should play a stronger role in working with the Gambian government. NGO’s are seen as lobbyists who try pressure and advocate for issues to be addressed. The issue of poverty in the Gambia has been addressed, but not enough and not much emphasis has been placed. Having the local communities, governments, and NGO’s working closely with the Gambian government gives them a way to voice themselves.
Another possible recommendation for the Gambia in its step towards improvement is through the thorough and consistent monitoring of macroeconomic policies, allocation of public spending, and also improvement towards a stable economic infrastructure. Why that matters a great deal for Gambia is because Gambia’s current economic status is uneven and they need to do a better job of monitoring all their performances in their economy. Most of, they should do a better job of their public spending and allocation of money because money matters when it comes to improving and expanding things. The allocation of money should be diverse in order to not only improve the increasing poverty rates and agricultural problems in the Gambia, but also to improve other areas that include to have better access to health care facilities, to improve the quality of education so that people will understand the advantages and opportunities to have a good educational background, to improve high unemployment standards so that job opportunities are out there, and to find ways to alleviate HIV/AIDS cases.
Another recommendation in improving the Gambia is to improve its agricultural standards. Since the Gambia’s economy is dependent on its agriculture, specifically the peanut crop, Gambia needs to improve their policies towards better agricultural production. As mentioned earlier, agriculture employs 75% of Gambia’s population, but it ended up contributing only 30% of output towards Gambia’s GDP. What needs to be done to make Gambia’s agriculture better is to have better allocation of funds directed towards agriculture. In that way, they can try to get better and sufficient sources in improving their soil fertility conditions, water purification, and to be better prepared for if another drought hits them, like in 2002, they will have better alternatives to keep agricultural production going and to make better output on its GDP. Plus, improving the agriculture will also reduce the poverty rate because of great accessibility to food and greater quantity and quality of food.
A final recommendation for improving the Gambia is to have consistent and thorough monitoring of poverty reduction strategies in a way that there should be someone who can closely work with the PRSP and the Gambian government. It may sound a bit vague, but this suggestion can make sure that both sides are doing their part in reducing poverty and to see that their commitment is strong. Even though this point has been reiterated many times, poverty continues to be the main struggle and focal point for the Gambia. Saying it and doing it mean two different things. After reading these progress reports, the government of Gambia sounds optimistic in their plan of reducing poverty, but action needs to happen.
Today, the Gambia continues to face challenges in their political and economic performances. Poverty continues to be a main problem for them and thus, has impeded Gambia’s progress in improving other areas. What can be said from writing this paper is that Gambia has made changes since Jammeh came to power, but more improvements lie ahead for them in years to come. Gambia, along with other developing countries we have learned or heard frequently about, needs to change their attitude and approach in the way they implement policies and work with various groups. Gambia’s change is just the start of a beginning towards a stronger political and economic country hoping to get its priorities and commitments straight.
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