WFP Compost: Gambia Harvests Abundance

This video celebrates the success of a World Food Programme (WFP) initiative in The Gambia, focusing on a community women's garden experiencing a "bumper onion harvest." The video opens with a bustling garden scene, showcasing women harvesting a plentiful onion crop.

A narrator highlights the women's joy and pride in their record-breaking harvest. An expert, Wally Jallow, explains the impact of WFP's support. Previously, each 1x10 meter bed yielded 30 kilos of onions. Now, thanks to the introduction of compost production techniques and WFP's training and tools, yields have surged to 40-43 kilos per bed.

The camera focuses on a woman whose onion harvest reached an impressive 503 kilos, showcasing the tangible benefits of the WFP program. Jallow emphasizes the long-term impact, stating this specific woman only harvested 120 kilos last year before implementing compost methods.

The video highlights the reach of the initiative, with 16 community gardens across two regions of The Gambia receiving WFP training, tools, and financial support for compost production.

A female farmer, Jallo Bayo, expresses her overwhelming joy at the success of the compost program, displaying her large onions as evidence of its effectiveness. She recounts previous years' smaller harvests, emphasizing the significant difference compost has made.

Bayo shares her gratitude for WFP, acknowledging their training and support in enabling her and other women to improve their production and self-sufficiency. She feels empowered knowing they can continue producing and utilizing compost even without direct WFP involvement.

Buba Carr Njie, a WFP engineer, underscores the program's lasting impact. Beyond increased onion yields, the initiative links women gardeners to WFP's "Home Grown School Feeding Programme," allowing schools to purchase fresh produce directly from the gardens. This sustainable model benefits both the women farmers and school children.

The video closes with a powerful visual of a woman carrying a basket overflowing with onions, symbolizing the abundance and empowerment generated by the program. The WFP logo appears, reinforcing its commitment to "Saving Lives Changing Lives."