The poverty rate in rural areas was estimated at 76% in 2020 compared to 34 % in urban areas. However, a high share of the poor lives in densely populated urban settlements such as Brikama, which is home to 307,501 poor people or 48% of the poor, the highest number of poor people in the country. Jun 26, 2023
Gambia’s
poverty rate hovers at 48% while hunger has risen from 5 to 8% over the past
five years.
Those who are mainly dependent on farming are the most hungry, yet agriculture employs 46% of the population – up to 80% in rural areas. Climate-related crises continuously hurt the availability and price of food, pushing more and more families into hunger.
Agricultural
growth has only met half of the national goal, as the sector is stuck in a
vicious cycle of low investment and low output – further exacerbated by factors
including persistent gender inequalities in access to water, post-harvest
losses and inadequate storage. The most vulnerable people are constantly at
risk of being unable to purchase sufficient food. Crop production fell by 26%
because of long dry spells in 2017, and fluctuating market prices had
detrimental effects for vulnerable households, who spend half their income on
food.
https://www.wfpusa.org/countries/gambia/
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea
Party Leader
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