According to the United Nations, the world population currently stands at 7.6 billion and is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. In fact, the world population is increasing by approximately 83 million people each year, and the upward trend in population size is expected to continue, even assuming fertility levels continue to decline. At the same time, poverty is gaining more and more ground, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This condition alone accounts for more than half of the people living on less than $1.90 daily. That is 413.3 million people out of 736 million poor people worldwide. Such predictions are alarming. So, we must find a mode of sustainable development that can meet the needs of present and future generations.

Thus, the agricultural sector is considered the pillar of many African economies. Due to a growing domestic consumer market and new needs for farm products not covered on a global scale, the agricultural sector is seen as a source of business opportunities and a lever for the structural transformation of economies. Africans. The agricultural sector would be an engine of economic growth. Therefore, it is a way to feed a growing population and also a way to fight poverty. Given its export performance, agriculture occupies a special place in The Gambia, as in most developing countries. 

Agricultural products contribute to the country's economic and social development, hence this sector's importance. Agriculture brings wealth and jobs with an added value of around 100%. The traditional nature of the technologies applied makes it a labor-intensive activity. This situation justifies the intrusion of the sector by traders and retired teachers, deflated from the industrial and commercial sectors, particularly in peanut, corn, rice, avocado cultivation, etc. However, the size constraint that inhibits the industry remains the insufficiency or absence of resources necessary to promote the growth of agriculture, seen as the essential lever for any development action, climate action, and fight to eradicate food scarcity