In recent years, Caplor Farm has been become increasingly interested in agricultural opportunities in The Gambia.
Ideas first sparked upon attending Concern Universal’s West Africa Farm Experience. Since then, Caplor Farm has helped to develop and part-fund an innovative Jatropha Pilot Project in The Gambia, in partnership with Concern Universal and Fownhope Carbon Rationing Action Group. Caplor has also hosted visits by Gambian members of staff from Concern Universal.
In February 2010 Gareth and Felicity visited The Gambia to start exploring in more depth how UK-based rural enterprise can be positively involved in The Gambia. The goal is to understand current farming practices in The Gambia, and to identify agricultural activities where Caplor could be involved in order to deliver social and economic benefit.
Research is ongoing, but general information can be found on the following webpages:
- Background
- Opportunities
- Adventures in The Gambia
- Jatropha Project Update
- Caplor visits Solar Projects
- Business? Doing Good?
- Jatropha Update Evening
Whilst in The Gambia, we spoke to a range of people and organisations, including the following:
- Concern Universal’s ‘model farmers’ and members of staff
- Freedom From Hunger Campaign
- World Food Programme
- Gambia Chamber of Commerce
- National Agricultural Research Institute
- Gambia is Good (GiG) farm
- Solar Project Gambia
- GAM-Solar Energy
- CGC Agricultural Services Ltd
- E Mendy & Sons Manufacturing Ltd
- Edward Manser, DTTI
- Taiwan Technical Mission in the Gambia
- Pieter Hollebrandse, Kharafi Farm
- St Joseph’s Family Farm
- John Grenier
- Gambia Investment Promotion and Free Zones Agency
- Njawara Agricultural Training Centre
We would like to take this opportunity to say Thank You to everybody who has assisted us with research so far.
