Contact Address:
International
Relief & Development
(Blumont)
2 Dan Fodio Street
Bakau New Town
Banjul area Head office
PO Box 4325, Bakau
Kanifing Municipality, Ksmd
The Gambia, West Africa
Email:
jsallah@irdglobal.org
Tel no: +220 4498184 
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Information:
IRD Gambia is a charitable, rural, international
non-governmental organisation (NGO) committed to lifting
people out of poverty and creating livelihoods among
the most impoverished people around the world.
Areas of Activity:
Its areas of intervention are in building sustainable,
self-sufficiency through agricultural productivity,
forestry and the environment.
• Cashew
Nuts
IRD has been involved in the Gambia River Basin Cashew
Value Chain Enhancement Project (CEP) which involves
thousands of farmers and processors in The Gambia, Guinea
Bissau and Senegal. The purpose of the programme is
to enhance the cashew production and distribution system
and raise the incomes of all those engaged in its cultivation
and processing.
The project aids food sufficiency by giving adequate
training to growers, better cultivation methods, know
how to process all parts of the fruit and nut, high
yield seeds, processing equipment and better farmland
management techniques. It aims, whenever possible, to
have the nuts processed locally rather than in exported
in its raw form.
• Capacity Building
 The
International Relief and Development organisation sees
capacity building as a concerted, joint effort that
partners with communities, individuals, and organisations
to develop and enhance livelihood skills that make people
more self-sufficient.
Branches:
Blumont Headquarters
1621 North Kent Street
Fourth Floor
Arlington, VA 22209
USA
Phone: 703-248-0161
Fax: 703-248-0194
Email: ird@ird-dc.org |
