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Posted - 31 Dec 2015 : 15:19:11
FAO awards Kanimang Camara
By Abdoulie Nyockeh
The Point: Thursday, December 31, 2015
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) head office in Rome through the FAO country office in The Gambia has awarded a medal to Kanimang Camara, national facilitator of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) in The Gambia.
Mr Camara was given the award at a reception held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel yesterday hosted by the FAO country office for FAO partners.
The reception, attended by cabinet ministers, representatives of civil society organisations, media chiefs and other journalists, was in recognition of the partnership between FAO and their partner institutions and individuals, as well as in commemoration of FAO’s 70 years of existence.
Speaking at the reception, the Environment Minister, Pa Ousman Jarju, expressed appreciation and thanked FAO for hosting the reception for their partners.
He also thanked the FAO for the partnership and collaboration not only in the last 12 months, but also for the last 70 years of the existence of the FAO.
According to Minister Jarju, the partnership had really improved livelihood across the globe and they are pleased with the partnership for the last couple of years, especially during the last 12 months.
He congratulated Kanimang Camara for the award, stating that it was a demonstration of his leadership and his voluntarism.
Camara had demonstrated his commitment and dedication during the last couple of years, including working with them particularly at the natural resources and agriculture sector where he brought farmers to the centre of the Agriculture Nature Resources (ANR).
Camara had also contributed through the support of FAO by ensuring that the community forests were given back to their owners, which was a big achievement for The Gambia and Africa as a whole.
“We had been called champion in Africa because of giving ownership to the people; to let them own the forest, which is a demonstration of the capacity of the people and also the trust that we have in them,” Minister Jarju said.
This would not have happened without the support of FAO and Kanimang Camara, the minister added.
He thanked the FAO for recognising Mr Camara, being a Gambian as well, through the award, as well as for bringing FAO partners together to reflect on their partnership during the last 12 months.
“We look forward to seeing a very fruitful collaboration come 2016 so that we can make more impact on the livelihood of the people that we are representing,” the minister concluded.
FAO country representative Perpetua Ketepa-Kalala said the purpose of the reception was to thank their partners for their collaboration with the FAO.
FAO this year celebrated its 70 years anniversary, and one of the things done at the global level is that the FAO looks is at individuals and institutions that they have been working with around the world.
It was also to identify some key institutions and individual partners who have made significant contributions in pertinent areas of FAO’s mandates and operations such agriculture, forestry, food security, food safety and fisheries.
Kanimang Camara was selected for the award because he had over the years endeavoured to promote community development and social empowerment.
Mr Camara had been involving and engaging communities in forestry activities and the sustainable management of the forest resources, the FAO official went on, adding that it was due to commitment and dedication that FAO in Rome awarded him “this very important award.” |
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Posted - 07 Jan 2016 : 11:12:51
FAO Awards Kanimang Camara
by Alhagie Babou Jallow
Daily Observer: Jan 7, 2016
The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recently awarded Kanimang Camara, the National Coordinator of Forest and Farm Facility as the most outstanding individual contributor to the promotion of community forest development in the country.
The award was given to Camara at a recent lunch organised by FAO for partners and institutions in recognition of their support and appreciation to the organisation.
Speaking at the ceremony, Perpetua Katepa Kalala, the FAO Country Representative in The Gambia, said it would not have been easy it not for the effective partnership that they had with the Government agencies and their partners
The FAO boss said the lunch was to thank their partners for their collaboration. She disclosed that FAO celebrated its 70 years anniversary and one of the things that was done at the global level is that the organisation looked at individuals that worked with them in and around the world and identified some key institutions who have made significant contribution in FAO’s mandate and operations such as Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food security and food safety among others.
The FAO rep stated this medal is being awarded to Kanimang Camara, the Country Coordinator of Forest Farm and Facility Project in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the promotion of community forest development and social empowerment in the country.
Madam Kalal noted that Camara had being doing this for many years and those who have worked with him in the country and elsewhere, have known his commitment in the development of Community forestry sector especially in engaging in community forestry activities and sustainable management of forestry resources.
“He has supported the Department of Forestry in the introduction of Small-scale Forestry based Enterprises in the three regions of The Gambia namely in the West Coast, Lower and Central River Regions. Currently, there are eleven community based forestry product enterprises that exist among community forests with all increasing their income and livelihood, while at the same time protecting their farms.” she added.
The Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Forestry, Water and Wildlife, Pa Ousman Jarju commended FAO for their tremendous contribution in the fight against poverty and hunger in the country and the world at large.
“We are grateful to FAO as a good partner to the Government especially in the development of Agricultural sector,” he added.
Minister Jarju also congratulated Mr Camara for the award and for his hard work and dedication to the development of the country’s agriculture and the Forestry Department.
The launching was also graced by senior government officials among others.
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