KEY ACTIONS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ENERGY , water , FORESTRY , and AGRICULTURE sectors IN THE GAMBIAChange, Address Climate
The agricultural sector is the most important sector of the Gambian economy, providing employment and income for 80 per cent of the population. About 54 per cent of the land area is good quality arable land.
Yang (1996) finds that for respective crops, factor productivities are generally higher in the major producing areas than those in the fringe areas, likely due to more suitable natural conditions and higher level of specialization. The economic institutions and levels of economic development also ...
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture...
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to enhance cooperation with Gambia in infrastructure, agriculture, tourism and other fields, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Tuesday. Wang said the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries has not only brought bilateral rela...
The Gambia - Social safety nets diagnostic The poverty rate hasn't changed much in five years. The poor rely heavily on subsistence agriculture for income generation, while informal jobs are predominant in urban areas. The population is growing quickly, moving from rural to ... W Bank 被引量...
International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON WEED ATTRIBUTES AND POD YIELD OF GROUNDNUT VARIETIES IN SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA OF THE GAMBIA 1* International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research ...
Foreign direct investment in tourism, poverty alleviation, and sustainable development: a review of the Gambian hotel sector Despite the growing importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in tourism for developing countries and its perceived developmental importance, there are... L Davidson,M Sahli...
[73]. Native to Africa, and first reported as a minor pest in Sudan, it has become a major pest widespread in countries, such as Nigeria, Sudan, Niger, Senegal, Benin, Burkina-Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania and Zambia [74].O.oryzivoralarvae mainly ...
such pistachios and almonds, has also increased in California, affecting one of the biggest agricultural industries in the country. Temperature and humidity patterns have changed in certain areas, which has made it easier for Aspergillus species to proliferate produce aflatoxins (Dorner2008; Medina et...