THE WOMEN TRANSFORMINGTHE RURAL GAMBIA THROUGH HORTICULTURE

A new project was launched by the Government of The Gambia to promote rural development in the country, including through the expansion of best practices in 39 districts of five regions. With financial support by IFAD and partners, the Resilience of Organizations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ROOTS) is expected to advance SDG 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 5 (gender equality) simultaneously, given the linkages between rural development, food security and gender.