Below is an extract from the budget speech by the SOS for finance on agriculture. It is heart breaking to see that all the SOS have for this sector is another way the goverment is ready to deal with this very serious matter is to promise to continue to empower farmers. My question is HOW DO THE GIVERNMENT EMPOWER FARMERS WITHOUT BUYING THEIR PRODUCE? We all know that the agricultural sector is on the decline ever since the APRC came to power, however this does not justify the fact that the little produced, could not be battered for cash whic they need so badly.Mr Jatta, What is the market price of the

the cash crop,PEANUTS? Stop playing games, your destiny lies in the hands of the GAMBIAN FARMERS.

"Agriculture ,On agricultural development, SoS Jatta remarked that the government would continue to empower farmers through the provision of some micro-finance, essential inputs and farm machinery. He noted that the sector continued to be marred by a series of constrains resulting in low production and productivity. He said in tandem with the revitalization programme for agriculture, substantial public and private investments are being sought to redress the key priority area of the sector. However, he noted that difficulties continued to be experienced in groundnut marketing during the past year, resulting in credit buying for the first part of the trade season."