The government of the United Kingdom is to provide more than 1000 tonnes of rice to feed 45,000 Gambians as part of efforts at helping to mitigate the impact of the food crisis that hit the country as a result of the national crop failure blamed on erratic rainfall in the last farming season.
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| UK High Commissioner to The Gambia, Mr. Morley |
According to the UK High Commissioner to The Gambia,
David Morley, the British Government, through the United Kingdom’s Department
for International Development (DFID), will donate £500,000, equivalent to over
D24 million, to The Gambia in response to the food crisis.
Speaking at a press conference held at the British
High Commission in Fajara on 6 August, Mr Morley said the money should
go a long way in helping to address the food crisis affecting over 200,000
families across the country.
“This money is in addition to the 43 million pounds
already donated from the UK to help fight the food crisis across the Sahel
region,” he remarked.
“The United
Kingdom will not sit back whilst children are at risk of starvation in The
Gambia and this money should provide lifesaving food to over 45,000 Gambian
people for over two months.”
