Reports

HIGHLIGHTS Inflation: 18.5% spike recorded year-on-year. Maize Prices: 46.2% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Rice Prices: Up to 11.6% since September 2022 and 35.6% above the 5-year average. Consumer Price Index (CPI): A rise of 25% for…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2023 forecast at above‑average level Prices of coarse grains significantly higher year‑on‑year About 320 000 people acutely food insecure during 2023 lean season Cereal production in 2023 forecast at above‑average level Harvesting of the 2023…

SCHOOL MEAL/FEEDING PROGRAM(S) Most recently completed school year: September 2017 - July 2018 (199 school days) Home Grown School Feeding Lead Agency: Ministry of Basic & Secondary Education through School Agriculture & Food Mgt. Unit (SAFMU) and the World Food…

SCHOOL MEAL/FEEDING PROGRAM(S) School year: 2020–2021 Home Grown School Feeding Program Lead Agency: Ministry of Basic & Secondary Education - School Agriculture & Food Management Unit (SAFMU)

HIGHLIGHTS Inflation: A spike of 18.4% recorded year-on-year. Rice Prices: Up 17.6% since August 2022 and 35.3% above the 5-year average. Consumer Price Index (CPI): A rise of 24.7% for food, and 24.8% for bread and cereals. Millet Prices: Surged…

In Numbers 129,198 people assisted in June 2023 104.5 mt of food assistance distributed US$ 650,344 cash-based transfers made US$ 8.5 million six-month (July-December 2023) net funding requirements Operational Updates The Ambassador of Japan to The Gambia launched the US$1.5 million…

Amadou Barrow, Ayobami Oyekunle Afape, Dalanda Cham & Precious Chidozie Azubuike BMC Public Health volume 23, Article number: 1093 (2023) Abstract Background Vaccination has long been recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce child mortality. It has played a significant…

The Gambia's Economy Shows Resilience Amid Global Challenges Banjul, June 6th, 2023 – The Gambia's economy has displayed remarkable resilience in the face of global economic challenges, according to the Third Gambia Economic Update. Despite a sluggish…

SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The Casamance region of Senegal, south of The Gambia, has been the section of armed clashes between the Senegalese army and the separatist Movement des Forces Démocratiques de la Casamance (MFDC) since…

Banjul – The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$1.5 million (JPY 164 million) contribution from the Government and people of Japan to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 25,000 people affected by climate…