Investing in The Gambia means contributing to a vision of sustainable economic growth. The Gambia maintains an open market economy characterized by sustained growth, monetary discipline, a flexible exchange rate system, and robust legal frameworks. These elements provide investors with a predictable and business-friendly environment. In its Investment Plan, The Gambia proposes investment in the rice, onion and poultry value chains. The Government, through the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) offers a range of incentives to investors, including the Special Investment Certificate (SIC), which provides tax holidays and other benefits for eligible businesses. These initiatives reflect the Government’s commitment to fostering a transparent and supportive environment for investors.

In the context of National Development Plan (NDP 2023-2027), the Government and its development partners are implementing strategies and plans to support transformation, modernization and commercialization of the Agricultural sector to reduce the national import bill, ensure food security and nutrition, and employment creation. Land reforms in partnership with communal landowners have been executed to provide economically viable plot sizes for commercial crop and livestock production. Initiatives to enhance private financing and insurance are being provided to boost private investment, as well as for establishing both small and large-scale industries for processing, packaging and quality assurance.

In support of national goals to alleviate poverty and improve livelihoods in the agrifood systems, The Gambia National Agricultural Investment Plan (GNAIP II 2019 - 2026) aims at ensuring increased Agrifood systems production and productivity, based on sustainable use and management of natural resources. The total budget of the GNAIP II for the period 2019 – 2026 is estimated at US$374.22 million. 

The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative prioritizes countries and territories where poverty and hunger are highest, national capacities are limited, or operational difficulties are greatest due to natural or man-made crises. It seeks to eradicate poverty (SDG1), end hunger and malnutrition (SDG2), and reduce inequalities (SDG10) by accelerating market-based transformation of agri-food systems to raise incomes, improve nutrition, empower poor and vulnerable populations, and strengthen resilience to climate change.