CEREMONY OF THE OF THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES RELATING TO JAPANESE FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 (7 July 2022)
2022/7/25
On Thursday 7 July 2022 His Excellency Mr. IZAWA Osamu, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of The Gambia and Honorable Dr. Mamadou TANGARA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia signed an Exchange of Notes relating to the Japanese Food Assistance to the Republic of The Gambia for the Japanese Fiscal year 2022.
The Government of Japan allocated two hundred fifty million Japanese Yen (¥ 250.000.000), meaning about one hundred twenty-five millions Gambian Dalasis dedicated to the implementation of the Food Assistance under its grant aid scheme.
The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, in Banjul. The project consists in purchasing rice to help cover the local food demand.
Access to quality and sufficient food for all is an important health, social and economic issue especially in the prevailing context of covid 19 pandemic and Ukraine Crisis. It is also one the main pillars of the “Africa Health and Wellbeing Initiative” and the “Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFINA)ˮ presented during the TICAD 7, held in Yokohama in August 2019 as well as a goal of the National Development Plan 2018-2021 designed by the Gambian Government.
Food Security is essential to improvement of public health and human security.
This ceremony marks one more step in strengthening friendship and solidarity between Gambian and Japanese peoples.
The Government of Japan allocated two hundred fifty million Japanese Yen (¥ 250.000.000), meaning about one hundred twenty-five millions Gambian Dalasis dedicated to the implementation of the Food Assistance under its grant aid scheme.
The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, in Banjul. The project consists in purchasing rice to help cover the local food demand.
Access to quality and sufficient food for all is an important health, social and economic issue especially in the prevailing context of covid 19 pandemic and Ukraine Crisis. It is also one the main pillars of the “Africa Health and Wellbeing Initiative” and the “Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFINA)ˮ presented during the TICAD 7, held in Yokohama in August 2019 as well as a goal of the National Development Plan 2018-2021 designed by the Gambian Government.
Food Security is essential to improvement of public health and human security.
This ceremony marks one more step in strengthening friendship and solidarity between Gambian and Japanese peoples.