The National Food Security Processing Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC), The Gambia, was established with the mandate to support food security through processing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural products across the country.
However, following the promulgation of a major amendment to the Act within the context of the Government's Agricultural Sector Reforms in 2005, NFSPMC’s mandate has now been largely focused on the processing and marketing of agricultural products. This amendment has created an enabling environment to attract private sector participation in the food processing market.
The amendment also hived off certain distribution functions to private entities, while NFSPMC retained its core functions.
Activities and Operations
NFSPMC has diversified its operational portfolio to take advantage of available and sustainable agricultural resources, mainly rice, maize, and groundnuts. The Corporation owns and operates several processing plants with a total output capacity of over 500,000 metric tons annually.
The Corporation also oversees various storage facilities across key regions in The Gambia to ensure proper storage and distribution of food products.
Evags project main description content However, following the promulgation of a major amendment to the Act within the context of the Government's Agricultural Sector Reforms in 2005, NFSPMC’s mandate has now been largely focused on the processing and marketing of agricultural products. This amendment has created an enabling environment to attract private sector participation in the food processing market.
