bataba désirée

Knowledge Management, Communication Specialist, Partnerships, International Development, Fulbright Alumni,
Afro-Optimist, African and Proud❤

[bataba désirée @batdes]

🚜 Africa isn’t short of farmers.
It’s short of irrigation, storage, finance & markets. @AfDB_Group & @GAFSPfund partnership is filling that gap with catalytic grants that de-risk agriculture & unlock investment. Read @philboahen telling us more about it https://t.co/MdbfKYSDij

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

More than 267,000 school children across NBR, CRR North & South, and URR have benefited from daily nutritious meals through GAFSp’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.

By supporting school feeding, the project is helping children stay healthy, improving classroom performance and school attendance, and building a brighter future while creating market opportunities for local farmers.

Healthy children. Brighter future. Better Gambia. 🇬🇲🌱

#GAFSp #HomeGrownSchoolFeedingProgramme #SchoolFeeding #FoodSecurity #Nutrition #EducationForAll #SupportingLocalFarmers #TheGambia #HealthyChildrenStrongerFuture #BetterGambia @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

[Philip Boahen @philboahen]

@AfDB_Group African Development Bank Group co-organizes West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable. The roundtable is to mobilize public, private and blended finance to accelerate implementation of national and regional rice investment action plans.

[Yuna Choi @choi_afdb]

The new African Development Bank Group Annual Report is out!

Despite a tough global environment, #Africa grew by 4.2% in 2025, with several countries among the world's fastest-growing economies. It's worth a read. ✨

https://t.co/ZF7WpciAJh

[bataba désirée @batdes]

15 national action plans. One compact. Time to invest.

📷 https://t.co/mBmsOp833R

#FeedAfrica #FoodSecurity #Foodsystems #FoodtransformaTION #ECOWAS #Africaagricultureinvestment

[bataba désirée @batdes]

🌾West Africa imports 12M metric tons of rice/year — costing $3.5B in 2021 alone.

On June 2–3 in Accra, the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable brings together governments, DFIs & private investors to change that. (Thread👇)

[bataba désirée @batdes]

The @AfDB_Group present at this important event will brief the High-Level Panel on "Mobilising Transformational Capital" —  on the Bank's commitment to back West Africa's $15–19B rice investment agenda with real financing commitments. More here: https://t.co/768c9C7c89

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

A protected garden is more than just a fence; it is protection for learning, nutrition, and the future of our children. 🌱🏫

Through the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project’s Social Protection Component, 20 school gardens have been supported with chain-link fencing, helping schools grow food in safer and more sustainable environments for students and communities.

#GAFSP #FoodSecurity #SchoolGardens #SupportingCommunities #ClimateResilience #TheGambi @philboahen @GAFSPfund @WFP_TheGambia @AfDB_Group @batdes

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

🐔 “Knowledge sharing is empowering women to succeed in poultry farming.”

Mam Jawara from Sinchu Madado shares her appreciation for the support provided through the Poultry Farmer Field School training under the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project. 🌾

Through the farmer field school training, women are gaining valuable poultry management skills in feeding, vaccination, biosecurity etc, helping them increase production, strengthen their livelihoods, and build more sustainable businesses. 💪🏾

▶️ Watch her inspiring testimonial and hear the impact firsthand.

#GambiaAgricultureAndFoodSecurityProject #FarmerFieldSchool #WomenEmpowerment #PoultryFarming #Agriculture #TheGambia #FoodSecurity #WomenInAgriculture #RuralDevelopment @GAFSPfund @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @AfDB_Group

[Global Agriculture & Food Security Program (GAFSP) @GAFSPfund]

The GAFSP Knowledge Forum is well underway, hosted by our partners at @FAO 🌱 Nearly 100 practitioners from 40+ projects across 4 continents have gathered in Rome to share practical solutions to advance food security and strengthen smallholder farmer livelihoods worldwide.

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

Jabou Ceesay, a member of "Group Jubo Community Poultry" shares how support from the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project has transformed their community poultry.

The group received two full production cycle (including birds, feeds, feeders, drinkers, and essential medications) to strengthen their poultry business

“Today, poultry farming is no longer a business only, but a source of pride and food security. We can now welcome visitors into our homes without worrying about where to get poultry meat,” she said.

The Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project creating opportunities, strengthening food security, and building resilient communities for a better future. @philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

Mariama Gitteh thanks the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project for supporting Wurokang Women’s Garden in LRR with seeds & tools 🌱

Now their garden is thriving, boosting income & nutrition.

Real support. Real impact.

#WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity @philbo@philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

[Global Agriculture & Food Security Program (GAFSP) @GAFSPfund]

In The Gambia, farmers often face low productivity & market access.

A $28M GAFSP & @AfDB_Group investment in the @gafspcpcu project is training farmers & providing tech support to boost productivity while linking them to institutional markets 👇🏾
https://t.co/D1ENWbDEno

[bataba désirée @batdes]

@dr_eghan This is so sad...

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

Ya Amie Secka, leader of Group Jubbo (women’s group) in Sinchu Alagie, shares how the Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project’s community poultry support helped them raise 1,000 layers & 1,000 broilers.

From the proceeds, they built a new poultry house and launched a revolving loan scheme.

Community impact. Real growth.
@philboahen @batdes @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group @WFP_TheGambia

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

Women Vegetable Gardeners in 20 communities can now store produce longer & sell at better prices.
Thanks to cold storage facilities (cooltainers) supported by The Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project.

Less waste. More income. Stronger communities.

#FoodSecurity @philbo@philboahen @batdes @WFP_TheGambia @GAFSPfund @AfDB_Group

[Global Agriculture & Food Security Program (GAFSP) @GAFSPfund]

💡 @gafspfund’s new $38 million financing will:
🧑‍🌾 Support 16 producer organization-led projects
🌐 Benefit 14 national and 2 regional projects
📈 Reach up to 175,000 people

Learn how this will increase income, food security, nutrition & resilience 👇🏾
https://t.co/AoRLCenfjN

[bataba désirée @batdes]

@dr_eghan 👍🏽

[Alphonso Van Marsh @AlphonsoVM]

#WorldHealthDay: #DYK @AfDB_Group is working to strengthen Africa's health systems? See how the Bank-financed Thwake Multipurpose Dam project in Kenya is improving health centers, so nurses like Mercy Musau can provide better care to new/expecting mothers: https://t.co/ule94QlzdA

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

On 30 March 2026, the @AfDB_Group visited Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project sites in the West Coast Region to engage communities, assess progress, and support school feeding and food security.
@philboahen @GAFSPfund @WFP_TheGambia @batdes

[Gambia Agriculture & Food Security Project @gafspcpcu]

The Gambia Agriculture and Food Security Project, under the Ministry of Agriculture, has officially signed a contract with The Cornerstone Group for the procurement and installation of solar-powered cooltainers.@WFP_TheGambia
@GAFSPfund @batdes @philboahen