Winner of Best Service Provider of Agro-Products of the Year 2019 of GYIN Gambia Rural Youth Awards, Lamin Kinteh receiving his first disbursement of D25,000.00 worth of agricultural inputs to support his business.
Presented by the GYIN Gambia, Executive Director, Mamadou Edrisa Njie, the items include Watering Cans, Sprayers, Insecticides, Seeds and among a host of others.
Kinteh, a native of Kerewan, North Bank Region, expressed delight after receiving the items which he said, will help him to achieve his expansion plans.
The Award categories of the Rural Youth Awards was fully funded by the Building Resilience Against Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2RP) TO THE TUNE OF D35,000.00 for each awardee.
Before winning the award, he promised to buy lots of farm implements and seeds to supply to farmers, as it is very expensive in his locality.
The presentation, which was held at the Entrepreneurship Plaza in Churchill’s Town, was also witnessed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce (GYCC), Mr. Baboucarr Kebbeh.