The People’s Progressive Party on Tuesday issued a statement on the state of this year’s farming season pinning the lack of rain on the ongoing depletion of the country’s forest cover.
Gambians farmers are dealing with a dry summer which is threatening their farming ventures.
On Tuesday PPP issued a statement on the issue saying: “It is not rocket science that the availability of rainfall is highly attributed to the existence of trees and we are all aware of the fast pace of the depletion of our forest cover.
“It is however very unfortunate to note that the government is not taking appropriate action to stem this wanton destruction of our limited forest cover.
“The Nyambi forest near Brikama is no more. Parts of the Salaji Forest has been de-reserved and allocated for institutional purposes. We find such acts as both acceptable and scandalous and need to be halted.”
