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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Police arrest 3 groundnut buyers over fake bank notes Police have confirmed the arrest of four persons for allegedly paying farmers with counterfeit Gambian currency notes worth at least D100,000.<\/p>\n

The three men arrested in the North Bank Region have been identified as the president, secretary and supplier of the Minteh Kunda groundnut buying secco. At least eight farmers have complained to the police of being paid fake notes.<\/p>\n

The deputy spokesman of the Gambia police, Inspector Alieu Jamanka, told The Standard yesterday that the three are helping the police in their investigation. \u201cI can confirm to you that the Minteh Kunda secco president, his secretary and the person who supplied the money are being detained pending police investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

When contacted for comments, the managing director of the Gambia Food, Processing and Marketing Corporation, Muhammed Njie, said his office has learned about the issue but it didn\u2019t have the full details.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard about it but I don\u2019t have any information,\u201d Njie told The Standard. Challenges<\/p>\n

However, earlier commenting on the challenges of this year\u2019s peanut season, MD Njie said the absence of \u201cChinese investors\u201d in the groundnut market \u201cthis year\u201d has been \u201ca nightmare\u201d for the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chinese have over one million tonnes of peanuts in stock this year. That is why they are not in the market which means the government is the only buyer. This is a regional challenge which is not limited to The Gambia and it has created a nightmare in meeting the demands in the country despite the fact that the bank [Agib] has been delivering money to the cooperatives every week,\u201d Njie told The Standard.<\/p>\n

He said the problem has been exacerbated by the GGC receiving more than the volume of nuts targeted. \u201cBut we are doing everything possible to ensure we pay everybody. I solicit the understanding of the farmers as we try to overcome these difficulties,\u201d Njie said. Njie said his office has learned \u201cimportant lessons\u201d this trading year.<\/p>\n

He disclosed that the corporation has engaged an American consultancy firm to do a feasibility study for a cooking oil refining plant in The Gambia. \u201cThe document is out and the investment cost of that plant is about US$10.4 million. The study shows that it is viable and the next point is to secure the funding and implement it. We are engaging private companies to get it done,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He said the government has bought over 30,000 metric tonnes this year compared to the 7,200 tonnes in 2020 and 2,200 in 2019. \u201cWe may even surpass the 30,000 tonnes and go up to 40,000 tonnes. This manifested that farmers are going back to the farm. I would like to thank the government and ministry of finance through my line ministry for giving us the necessary funding,\u201d Njie said.<\/p>\n

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