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Trypanosomiasis poses a considerable constraint on livestock agricultural development in Tsetse fly infested areas of sub Saharan Africa, especially in west and central Africa. International research conducted by ILRI in Nigeria , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya has shown that the N'Dama is the most resistant breed.
Buba Badjie is a Gambian–Swedish veterinarian and entrepreneur [1] born 1967 in the village of Jambanjelli, the Gambia. [2] Badjie was born into a farming community. His parents had cattle and grew mango and peanuts. He excelled in the village school and got the opportunity to attend an elite school, also used by the president of Gambia's
Cattle are also raised, not for food, but milk, tilling the land, and as a reserve of wealth. Rural Wolof people eat beef rarely, typically as a part of a ceremonial feast. Some villages in contemporary times share agricultural machinery and sell the peanut harvest as a cooperative.
The Gambia only produces about 22,706 metric tons of rice each year. [3] As a result, it needs to import around 80–90% of its rice each year. [3] [4] Although around 45% of land in the Gambia is used for groundnut farming, a majority of groundnuts produced are exported, further contributing to food insecurity. [5]
The economy of the Gambia is heavily reliant on agriculture. [15] The Gambia has no significant mineral or other natural resources, and has a limited agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and livestock for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and animal hides.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Gambia. Of the mammal species in the Gambia, one is critically endangered, three are endangered, and six are vulnerable. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans, such as cattle, and antelopes. Family: Suidae (pigs) Subfamily: Suinae. Genus: Potamochoerus. Bushpig, Potamochoerus larvatus LR/lc; Genus: Sus. Wild boar, Sus scrofa LR/lc; Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) Genus: Cephalophus
Gambian Americans tend to carry traditions from The Gambia to their homes in the US. Some of the most notable include traditional food, traditional attire and other traditional practices. The most common dishes served in Gambian homes is Benachin (Jollof Rice), Domoda, Chew, Supa Kanja, Plasas, Yassa, Afra etc. Most of these dishes share common ...