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15/01/2026

INTRODUCES PETOMECH TOMATO VARIETY TO FARMERS

PETAMECH tomato is a new variety that has been provided to the women at the garden as the project officials continue to create networks for beneficiaries with other farmers and entrepreneurs in the Gambia. TRESOR Women led by Agie Kumba Daffeh is among the leading and growing agricultural enterprises in the country. With the facilitation of Prof Sidat Yaffa, the organisation assisted the women with the new tomato seedlings, hoping the partnership will be beneficial to both parties. The variety has high fruit yielding capability that is used to produce quality tomato paste.

15/01/2026

RESEARCHER ACKNOWLEDGES INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AS THE SUREST WAY TO AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY

A Senior Researcher of the Recclum feasibility study Dr Mamma Sawaneh said a cold store facility is not only limited to preserved farm produce but also to keep seedlings before transplant. He noted with the completion of the facility, beneficiaries will no longer be desperate to sell their produce at low prices, saying the cold store will serve as a safe heaven for them.

15/01/2026

Footage on Cold Store

13/01/2026

BENEFICIARIES HAIL FOR FIRST-EVER COLD STORE FOR GARDENERS IN

Maimuna Tamba, a gardener and Facilitator at the women's garden Malamin Colley applauded the RECC-LUM project for the construction of a new cold storage facility for them. A development they described as magnanimous in the promotion of horticultural production and livelihood advancement. The duo said they can now preserve their produce ahead of sales, thus enhancing their income.

, Constructs Cold Store for Women gardeners in Reports say Women gardeners play a vital role in food production,...
13/01/2026

, Constructs Cold Store for Women gardeners in

Reports say Women gardeners play a vital role in food production, household nutrition, and local economies in the Gambia. Yet they face a wide range of structural (land rights, credit) economic (market), infrastructural inadequacies(water, fencing, storage), environmental, and social challenges that limit their productivity and livelihoods.
Addressing these challenges through improved irrigation and storage, market access, and gender-responsive activities, the Recclum project embarked on a massive transformation of the Bulock women garden as one of its pilot demonstration site. Substantially, the project improve productivity for these women and their communities through various support.
The latest move is the construction of a Cold storage facility which completes the infrastructure advances by the project. Officials led by Professor Sidat Yaffa, Principal Investigator, Thursday 8th January 2026, inspected the facility ahead of its inauguration. Funded by BMFTR, of the Germany 🇩🇪 through the UTG/WASCAL initiative,the cold store has a solar panel capacity of 250 watts and eight modules, giving a power of 3.6kw. An Inverter of 6.2kw, battery bank of 10kwh is accompanying the system.

The Cold store seeks to address the following:
👉🏿Reduction of Post-Harvest Losses
👉🏿Increased Income and Better Prices
👉🏿Improved Food Security and Nutrition
👉🏿Support for Women’s Economic Empowerment
👉🏿Strengthening Agricultural Value Chains
👉🏿Employment and Community Development Climate Resilience
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As the Recclum feasibility study is nearing closure, beneficiary women return gratitude for the support and to be identified as one of the pilot site. They hope and pray that the initiative will be upscale across The Gambia 🇬🇲

APPEARS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION DISCUSSING OPPORTUNITIES OF IN On Wednesday 1st of October 2025, during an appeara...
10/10/2025

APPEARS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION DISCUSSING OPPORTUNITIES OF IN

On Wednesday 1st of October 2025, during an appearance on national television - , Prof Sidat Yaffa, Director of the University of the Gambia - and the West Africa Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land use Office update Good Morning Gambia programme about programs and activities under his leadership. He dilated on the research program on climate change education which is fully sponsored by the through the German government with 85% funding plus other supports. He reflected on the initiation of the program beginning with a masters of science MSc in 2014 before upgrading to a PhD in 2019. Prof Yaffa further highlighted the impact of the initiative, noting that a number graduates are now serving in critical sectors of the country economy and beyond. He said the third batch of the PhD students are starting their semester in October 2025.

Commenting of Research development initiatives, the WASCAL director cited the positivity of the REPGam project - Renewable Energy Potentials in the Gambia which has already provided solar street light to 17 beneficiary communities across the Central, Upper, North bank and the West coast regions. “The facilities are installed and tested and well verified by technicians from the WASCAL competence center” Prof Yaffa said. “in collaboration with the WASCAL Competence centre, criteria for selection of beneficiaries was developed to identify communities for the project. This is why Jarra Jabisa is selected as the only community to benefit from a mini grid system” he added. The project will be officially unveiled on the 27th October 2025 which will be attended by WASCAL officials and development partners, Prof Yaffa announced. He said negotiations are ongoing to secure the second phase of the project with the German government through BMFTR and the target is to reach out to additional 30 communities across the Gambia.

Speaking on other initiatives in Mandinka - a local dialect, was the Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Land Use Management in The Gambia (RECCLUM), a 2-year feasibility study which started in 2023 and nears its closure in the coming months. It conducted various activities during the period including supporting women gardeners and a cold storage facility at the project pilot demonstration site at Bulock west coast region. He briefly talked on the SHINE initiative with Bristol University, an Initiative working towards providing energy solutions through provision of cooking stoves as alternative for women.

Professor Yaffa concluded by explaining rationale behind his personal initiative on Climate education with Community Based Organisations such as Tumana Agency for Development ( ). He emphasized “tree growing as means of mitigation towards climate change”.

DIRECTOR HARPS ON IMPLEMENTATION, OTHER PROGRAMS The Lead Investigator of the Renewable Energy, Climate Change and L...
30/09/2025

DIRECTOR HARPS ON IMPLEMENTATION, OTHER PROGRAMS

The Lead Investigator of the Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Land Use Management in The Gambia (RECC-LUM), , revealed that two-year Feasibility study which started in 2023 and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( ), formulated Master of Science (MSc) Degree program focusing on Renewable Energy, Climate Change, and Land Use Management for the of the has been submitted to the Senate Committee and awaits approval. “Hopefully the program will start in January 2026”, Prof Yaffa added. He was speaking to the national broadcaster-GRTS’s current affairs show Good Morning Gambia on the 24th September, 2025.

Commenting on raft of activities under the RECC-LUM project, Prof Yaffa noted that aside the provision of an irrigation facility powered by a solar system, the construction of a cold storage facility within the women garden is near completion. This he noted aims to ease production thus improving lives and livelihoods of beneficiaries. The lead investigator stated that the all program activities of the project are being finalized as researchers wrapped up the reports including the Onion experimental trials.

Professor Yaffa who doubles as the Director of the also dilated on the implementation of the program ( ) on and saying new intakes are already recruited and currently been trained on Language proficiency in Francophone west African countries. Other activities under his office Prof Yaffa noted are the project, initiative and the National Action Climate Centre of the UTG. Partners of these programs are the of , Bristol University UK and the Canadian government respectively.

We are pleased to announce the release of the 7th edition of the RECC-LUM infor . This issue brings you the latest ...
18/08/2025


We are pleased to announce the release of the 7th edition of the RECC-LUM infor . This issue brings you the latest updates, insights, and progress from the . Stay informed and engaged with our ongoing work to promote climate resilience and sustainable .

engagement with Professor Yaffa adds voice on TAD Green Goal at a Community forum in Njaine Sanjal.Tumana Agency for ...
21/07/2025

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Professor Yaffa adds voice on TAD Green Goal at a Community forum in Njaine Sanjal.

Tumana Agency for Development (TAD), Sunday, 13th July 2025, with support from Professor Sidat Yaffa - Goodwill Ambassador of TAD and Director of the UTG/WASCAL Doctoral Research Program on Climate Change Education successfully organized a community Convergence Forum in Ngen Sanjal, North Bank Region. The forum brought together youths, women, farmers, and community leaders to explore climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and local solutions to development challenges.

The forum aimed to build grassroots awareness on climate resilience, promote sustainable practices, and encourage community-led development aligned with food security and decent livelihoods. The discussions linked policy to community realities, empowering participants to take action for their environment and future.

Participants including women were inspired by the leadership and humility of Professor Sidat Yaffa. His message of local ownership, academic excellence, and commitment to rural transformation gave communities renewed hope. Many expressed their motivation to follow his footsteps by actively engaging in climate-smart practices and advocating for environmental protection across communities. They expressed appreciation for his leadership and called for more collaboration to sustain gains on local climate action.

In addition, the forum also served as a platform to amplify the long-standing efforts of Professor Sidat Yaffa in championing grassroots climate education and environmental advocacy. His continued partnership with TAD reflects a shared commitment to empowering rural communities through science-based, community-led development approaches. Participants expressed appreciation for his leadership and called for more collaboration to sustain gains on local climate action.

and projects are teaming up and inviting you to join the : " Prospects of innovation for female farmers and their i...
14/07/2025

and projects are teaming up and inviting you to join the : " Prospects of innovation for female farmers and their income and employment impacts in a changing climatic environment" . This online event will take place on , and two speakers will present the situation and prospects in and in the context of and alumni employment successes.

Participation is free, and you can register here:
https://forms.office.com/e/FxMFxPDwXT

COMING SOON THIS WEEK Thursday 10 July, 12:00 PM– 1:30 PMWe are pleased to invite you to the second session of the ...
07/07/2025

COMING SOON THIS WEEK
Thursday 10 July, 12:00 PM– 1:30 PM

We are pleased to invite you to the second session of the . This webinar is being organized under the RECC-LUM Project (Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Land Use Management), a flagship initiative co-led by that aims to foster inclusive research and policy dialogue at the intersection of gender, innovation, and climate action in West Africa and beyond Webinar

Details:
Topic: "Gender and Technological Innovations for Sustainable Climate Change Mitigation"
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM GMT
Platform: Zoom (link)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89283182163?pwd=rkWPooRU2k5JMdTh1QIBoZRwsNnOaj.1
ID : 892 8318 2163
Password :106951

We look forward to your participation in this important event.

25/06/2025

Farmer who harvested the highest kilograms of onion at the garden thanked project staff for their support and the development partners for the life-long changing initiative. ' We never thought of having such an irrigation system that will ease gardening for us in this garden. Now, I can boost having a sustainable harvest because water is no longer a challenge for us,' She said.

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