Le dimanche dernier, to Sapu in the Central River Region, the cooperation project team agricultural technique China-Gambia organized an event to demonstrate fully mechanized rice production in its

The demonstration was aimed at promoting high-yield cultivation technology for the hybrid rice variety. According to Jacky Huang, national managing director of Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co. Ltd. (LPHT), the main objective of the project is to find solutions to stimulate rice production in order to achieve the goal of zero hunger in The Gambia. According to him, the project works in three areas, including the production of rice, vegetables and maize.

According to John Mendy, regional agricultural director for the Central River region in the south, the government's priority was to ensure that by 2030, the country no longer imports rice from any country.