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Definition and Scope of The Project
Strategic Objective No. 1
To make The North Bank Farmers Association a creditable farmers’ organisation and financially self-sustainable within the first year of operation.
To make NBFAG financially self-sustainable in the first year of operation and also a credible farmers organisation in the Gambia, representing all farmer's voices and interests in national development.
Strategic Objective No. 2
The North Bank Farmers Association aims to organise practical Bank record-keeping and agronomic training initiatives and innovations for member farmers across all six regions of the Gambia.
This will be followed by facilitating an educational training programme for member farmers in different aspects of farm management and maintenance for profitability and sustainable farm operation through seminars and on-farm practical training initiatives.
Strategic Objective No. 3
To support 30 women’s gardens with the necessary funding to procure and buy fencing materials.
To support local rural Gambian women villages to fence their gardens by providing funding for fencing materials. i.e. fencing nets, galvanised wires and fencing poles to be given to qualifying village gardens beneficiaries in all six regions of the Gambia.
Strategic Objective No. 4
To vigorously support local rural Gambian women’s access to clean water for drinking and farming in their gardens by drilling boreholes for them in qualifying villages in all six regions of the Gambia.
Strategic Objective No. 5
To have NBFAG-owned allocated land for the agricultural research centre, providing support and funding to local women farmers to access quality inputs like good hybrid fruits and vegetable seeds and seedlings, pesticides and fertilizers in all six regions of the Gambia.
Strategic Objective No. 6
To provide support and funding to women and small-scale-holder farmers to access good farm implements such as tractors, power tillers and other useful farming machinery and food processors.
Strategic Objective No. 7
To provide support and funding to build six cold storage facilities across all six regions of the Gambia and help local women and small-scale holder farmers access good markets to sell their products and services locally and through exportation to neighbouring countries and EU markets.
Strategic Objective No. 8
To work with the government and all stakeholders (including donors) to buy and commission a mobile juice plant and vegetable and fruit dehydrators to process all kinds of Gambian fruits and vegetables into juices and juice concentrate, dry fruits and vegetable snacks to reduce post-harvest losses in peak production times and ensure year-round consumption.
Strategic Objective No. 9
Actively engage all stakeholders in the Agricultural sector on behalf of all Gambian farmers, in being their voice and representative in all matters of national development.
Strategic Objective No. 10
To engage and partner with the government, N.G.O.S, and international donors for possible funding of our projects across the region and to continue working with the media in launching more publicity campaigns
Strategic Objective No. 11
TO FIND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS FOR OUR LOCAL WOMEN'S VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, FOR BETTER EARNINGS AND BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS.
Strategic Objective No. 12
EMPOWERING LOCAL WOMEN FARMERS BY TRAINING THEM ON CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE AND SUPPORTING THEM WITH Modem FARMING IMPLEMENTS AND INPUTS.
Strategic Objective No. 13
TO FIND OTHER POSSIBLE FUNDS GENERATED BY SELLING NORTH BANK FARMERS ASSOCIATION LOGO BRANDED T-SHIRTS, MEMBERSHIP CARDS FOR OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ALSO GAINING THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS ON OUR PLATFORMS ETC.
Strategic Objective No. 14
THROUGH PARTICIPANTS AND MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS DRIVE'S, NBFAG EXECUTIVE AIMS TO GAI MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION AT LEAST D250.00 RURAL AREAS D500.00 FOR URBAN AREAS AND D6,000 FOR THOSE IN DISAPORA WHICH MAY DOUBLESHORTLYE.
Strategic Objective No. 15
TO ORGANISE AND FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR OUR MEMBER FARMERS IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF FARM MANAGEMENT AND MAINTAINING FOR PROFITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICAL TRAINING INITIATIVES.
Strategic Objective No. 16
ORGANISING FACILITATING A FARMERS' MARKET PLACE IN KEKUTA KUNDA VILLAGE UPPER BADDIBOU DISTRICT, FOR OUR MEMBER FARMERS IN THE NORTH BANK REGION IN THE GAMBIA. THIS WILL HELP US SELL OUR FARMING PRODUCTS QUICKLY AND MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE FARMING IN THE COUNTRY. THE MARKET WILL HAVE COLD STORAGE FACILITY AND STORES FOR OUR GOODS AND THE OFFICE, PHARMACIES, BAKERY, RESTAURANT, SUPEERMARKET AND CONFERENCE ROOM FOR MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
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