{"id":2138,"date":"2026-03-30T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/connecting-communities-linking-agriculture-to-markets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:47:10","slug":"connecting-communities-linking-agriculture-to-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/connecting-communities-linking-agriculture-to-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Communities: Linking Agriculture to Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Government of The Gambia today marks a significant milestone in its efforts to boost rural connectivity and agricultural growth with the laying of the foundation stone for the 204.7KM GIRAV Feeder Roads Project.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the President emphasised the initiative&#8217;s focus on connecting every agricultural productive community to the primary road network, unlocking economic potential, reducing inequality, and fostering national cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>The feeder roads project will link key agricultural production areas to major roads, markets, and social services, addressing a critical constraint to agricultural growth and rural development. By facilitating the movement of agricultural produce, the project will reduce post-harvest losses, improve supply chain efficiency, and enhance market access for farmers.<\/p>\n<p>Various speakers lauded President Barrow\u2019s developments across the North Bank Region, highlighting their impact on the local communities.<\/p>\n<p>The project is funded by the World Bank through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Government of The Gambia today marks a significant milestone in its efforts&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}