Gambia News » Upper River News Gambia » Upper River: Photo story: from cockle farmers to chieftains, portraits of life on the banks of the Gambia River
News channel or source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/photo-story-cockle-farmers-chieftains-portraits-life-banks-gambia-river
Published on: Tuesday 16 May 2023
Heading east inland from the palm-backed coast, the Gambia River meanders through a largely agrarian society. Farmers here grow peanuts for both export and local consumption. Amid the mangrove swamps, ...
News Gambia » Upper River: Gambia reviving cotton sector in Upper River Region
News channel or source: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/gambia-reviving-cotton-sector-in-upper-river-region-254930-newsdetails.htm
Published on: Tuesday 04 February 2020
Gambia has begun reviving its cotton sector in the Upper River Region (URR) as the country’s main cash crop has lost its value in the international market, according to Lamin Jobe, minister of trade, ...
News Gambia » Upper River: Illegal timber trade persists in The Gambia's Upper River Region
News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2022/06/22/illegal-timber-trade-persists-in-the-gambias-upper-river-region/
Published on: Wednesday 22 June 2022
This post written by Foday Manneh first appeared in The Alkamaba Times on June 13, 2022. This edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement. On May 6, a ...