SC State PSA is working to improve Gambian agriculture through a grant funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the 1890 Universities Foundation Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense (CEGFSD) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. From Aug. 4-9, 2024, a delegation from SC State visited the West African nation to see the work and sign an agreement with the University of the Gambia for student and faculty exchange, research and agricultural extension, Gambian scientists also visted the SC State campus and PSA's Research & Demonstration Farm ithe following November.
Led by the grant's principal investigator, SC State's Dr. Lamin Drammeh, the partnershiip includes ongoing shared research and extensiion efforts between the university and The Gambia's National Agricicultural Research Instritute and faculty/student exchange programs with the University of The Gambia.
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SC State helps 400 women farmers with solar water system in The Gambia
Funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the 1890 Universities Foundation Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense (GFSD) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the new solar-powered well and pump system delivers water to 49 new and renovated concrete reservoirs throughout the fields. The system’s tanks have a 30,000-liter capacity. SC State also provided buckets and watering cans for water distribution. Read more.
SC State links with the University of the Gambia for student exchange, research and ag extension
South Carolina State University and the University of the Gambia (UTG) have entered a historic partnership for mutual research, student and faculty exchange opportunities and agricultural extension services. Read more.
SC State works with Gambian citrus grower to improve West African nation’s farming operations
Gambian orchard owner Mamadou Barry is the prime example of what South Carolina State University researchers hope to achieve in his West African nation. The citrus grower is among the farmers SC State’s Public Service and Agriculture division (PSA) is working with to become “master farmers” who offer their knowledge toward improving agriculture and nutrition in Gambia. Read more.
Gambian researchers visit SC State to see climate-smart agricultural innovations firsthand
South Carolina State University’s reciprocal relationship with The Gambia advanced to the next level in November via a visit from a three-member delegation of researchers from the developing West African nation’s National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI). Read more.