Mr. Sidibeh,
Here is a pointer to FAO country profile on the Gambia. 
http://www.fao.org/statistics/yearbook/vol_1_2/pdf/Gambia.pdf. Too bad I 
can not send to the L but I encourage interested folks to read it.

Malanding


Momodou S Sidibeh wrote:

>  Dr. Jeng,
>
>  I dropped the ball on this thread over a week ago due to 
> circumsrances I could not affect.
>  Be kindly assured that your taking up the challenge on this matter is 
> highly appreciated and I am sure many Lers would be grateful for every 
> effort put into it.
>
>  Many many thanks,
>  momodou sidibeh
>
>  ----- Original Message -----  From: "Dr. Alhaji S. Jeng" 
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>  To: <[log in to unmask]>
>  Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:30 PM
>  Subject: Re: Gambian Agriculture
>
>
>  > Dear Mr. Sidibeh,
>  >
>  > Thanks for this request. I am preparing something which will be 
> posted to
>  > both fora The Post and the L) as soon as I am done. I am having a 
> somewhat
>  > hectic time  now and against the 10th November. I have two project 
> meetings
>  > to attend in Nepal and Uganda.As soon as these are behind me, I'll 
> complete
>  > my contribution to the discussions on the failures og Gambian 
> agriculture.
>  > As you rightly pointed out, there isn't much The Gambia can show 
> for all
>  > those investments in the agricultural sector and a discussion of the
>  > possible contributing factors is surely needed.
>  >
>  > Best regards
>  >
>  > Alhaji S. Jeng
>  >
>  > ----- Original Message -----  > From: "Momodou S Sidibeh" 
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>  > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>  > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:50 PM
>  > Subject: Re: Gambian Agriculture
>  >
>  >
>  >>  Dr. Alhaji S. Jeng,
>  >>
>  >>  Please allow me to cease this chance  to remind you of a request 
> I posted
>  >> here earlier.
>  >>
>  >>  Following a suggestion by Dr. Jaiteh that Gambia invests more on
>  >> education amongst other things, I posted a request to yourself, 
> Malanding
>  >> and my dear Sister, Jabou Joh, to educate the rest of us on what 
> you think
>  >> accounts for the "failure" of Gambian agriculture. (Why can't we for
>  >> instance, feed ourselves?).
>  >>
>  >>  Sister Jabou has agreed to do her modest bit on this when time 
> allows
>  >> her. I am hoping that Dr. Jaiteh and yourself will also take 
> delight in
>  >> our picking your brains on this one. Given that agriculture has 
> been one
>  >> industry in which successive governments invested relatively well, 
> there
>  >> seems to have been "little" to show for it all, after four 
> decades. I am
>  >> convinced many readers on the L would like to know why.
>  >>
>  >>  sincerely,
>  >>  momodou s sidibeh
>  >>
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