Gambia: UNIDO Provides Storage Facility for Foni Berefet Women GardenersBy Kemo Kanyi –

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), under the framework of West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP), provided the country’s first-ever standard onion curing and storage facility for the women gardeners in Foni Berefet, West Coast Region. The project was funded by the European Union.

Preservation of perishable products like onions has been a huge challenge for the farming communities in the Gambia over several decades. The condition has forced producers…