TİKA Continues to Empower Women in Africa

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) inaugurated a sales market at the headquarters of the National Association of Women Farmers of The Gambia (NAWFA) in Brikama. The market was established to enable women producers to sell their agricultural products.

The opening ceremony was attended by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Banjul, F. Türker Oba; NAWFA General Manager, Njaga Jawo; TİKA’s Coordinator in Banjul, Şule Bayar; officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, female farmers affiliated with the association and local media representatives.

The market is designed to serve as a central hub for consumers, facilitating the sale of a wide variety of agricultural products. These include vegetables, fruits, rice, maize, millet and oilseeds such as sesame and groundnuts, as well as processed goods like juices, groundnuts, cashew oil and sesame oil—all produced directly by women farmers across six regions.

About NAWFA

The National Association of Women Farmers (NAWFA), established in May 1999, represents 30,000 women members across 1,070 villages. The organization is dedicated to improving the social and economic well-being of its members and other stakeholders while contributing to poverty reduction at the household level.