The Gambia : A Look at Agriculture

Agriculture is a vital sector in the Gambia. It accounts for about 17.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), ranking behind the services sector, which recorded 68.8 percent of GDP. Employment in agriculture appears to be mainly driven by women,...

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Main Authors:	Mungai, Rose, Amouzou Agbe, Guy Morel Kossivi
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY CLIMATE CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCK AGRICULTURE ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT RAINFALL FOOD IMPORTS POVERTY VULNERABILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/159761594965403519/The-Gambia-A-Look-at-Agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34341

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description	Agriculture is a vital sector in the Gambia. It accounts for about 17.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), ranking behind the services sector, which recorded 68.8 percent of GDP. Employment in agriculture appears to be mainly driven by women, who are more likely to engage than men. In general, more than two-thirds of Gambians reside in rural areas and derive their livelihoods from agriculture and related activities. Therefore, the sector is a prime area for investment to achieve poverty reduction as stated in the country’s vision 2020 document. Agriculture is an important source of income for households, behind wages and salaries and petty trading. The agriculture sector plays an important role in ending hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty. In rural areas, the agriculture sector’s role in poverty reduction and shared prosperity policies is particularly important.
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author	Mungai, Rose Amouzou Agbe, Guy Morel Kossivi
author_facet	Mungai, Rose Amouzou Agbe, Guy Morel Kossivi
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title	The Gambia : A Look at Agriculture
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The Gambia : A Look at Agriculture

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