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Gambia News : Indian company reveals plans to invest $15mn in Gambia’s agric sector
A Senegal-based Indian agricultural company,
Omega Agric and Infrastructure, plans to invest US$15 million in The
Gambia’s agricultural sector, APA learns here on Wednesday.
The
Director of Omega Agric and Infrastructure, Sheckan Rabade, said "we
are giving a practical module to the government of The Gambia for
consideration and we want this plan to be in the country’s national
forum for agriculture development. We have a provision of ten million
dollars for technical development and five million dollars for rural
development, which includes rural electrification and sanitation".
Rabade added that his company plans to dig boreholes in
the rural areas and give the best variety of seeds to the local
farmers. He also said that his company plans to train the local farmers
and encourage the youths to take part in the development of the rural
economy.
He remarked, "We are pleased with all the assistance we
received from officials of the government. They have given a keen
hearing to the subject and we got the necessary cooperation from them".
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- I am surprised by the comment of Mr.Julaba and Mr.Seiko Dembai.
Basically any development in agriculture sector will and can bring win win situation to Indian as well as Gambian if people are reasonable.
(Posted on July 22, 2010, 11:33 AM Sunil Sonee)
- Gambians be aware, the indians are not fools. They know why they are investing in the Gambia; to exploit our agricultural resource using cheap labour. To the average indian hindu, a black person has the lowest status in society.
(Posted on July 4, 2010, 10:15 AM Julaba)
- you indian fools need two go home you will make nothing here we will just take your money
(Posted on March 26, 2010, 12:05 PM SEIKO DEMBAl)
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