Accelerating the sustainable and inclusive transformation of agri-food systems in The Gambia

About this project

The Gambia and the EU have a strong shared interest in promoting better-connected, climate resilient and sustainable agricultural value chains that are market-driven and harness the energies, skills and investments of the commercial private sector, with production of and access to nutritious food, food quality and safety, import substitution and enhanced export competitiveness as key imperatives. This would help propel the largely subsistence rural community into a more profitable future, with enhanced food sovereignty and export outcomes, thereby targeting women and young people to become agripreneurs, so that they can realistically aspire to more profitable and sustainable agricultural livelihoods.The Action intends to accelerate a people-centred (particularly women and young people) agro-ecological transition towards resilient, climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive agri-food systems in The Gambia, based on a market-driven approach. The Specific(s) Objective(s) of this action are: (1)To enhance investments in climate-smart, agri-food value chains in The Gambia, to increase productivity through sustainable agro-ecology in horticultural and other selected value chains with local and international demand; (2) To improve food safety and quality through the adoption of agro-ecological practices by producers and processors (particularly women and young people) and an enhanced food control system; and (3) To develop more diverse, nutrition-sensitive and agro-ecologically produced…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 14Life Below Water
• 15Life on Land

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Gambia

Sectors

Basic nutritionAgricultural developmentFood safety and quality

Focus

Biodiversity · Also contributesGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesNutrition · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-62597.

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