Publication: The Gambia: A Look at Agriculture
Date
2019-02
ISSN
Published
2019-02
Author(s)
Mungai, Rose
Amouzou Agbe, Guy Morel Kossivi
Abstract
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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Citation
“Mungai, Rose; Amouzou Agbe, Guy Morel Kossivi. 2019. The Gambia: A Look at Agriculture. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34341 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”