{"id":81394,"date":"2025-07-04T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers"},"modified":"2025-07-05T08:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T08:14:55","slug":"standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers","title":{"rendered":"Standards Bureau Cracks down on Cheating to Protect Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Standards Bureau is intensifying efforts to safeguard farmers and ensure fair trade in the Gambia that brought together stakeholders from different sectors through a focused sensitization event held on Wednesday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ebrima Musa Jallow, Director of Standardization at the Bureau, explained that as a government agency, the Bureau enforces quality and safety standards across various sectors including agriculture, petroleum, food products, and construction materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe make sure that all goods entering and circulating in the country, from fans to food items and cement, comply with the law and meet required specifications,\u201d Mr. Jallow said. He stressed the importance of public consultation before enforcing standards and the Bureau\u2019s role in conducting inspections and issuing certificates to qualified operators.<\/p>\n<p>A key highlight of the Bureau\u2019s work is the calibration and regulation of weighing devices. \u201cWe have the authority to seize any faulty scales in use,\u201d Mr. Jallow noted, emphasizing the crackdown on inaccurate weighing to protect farmers from unfair market practices.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the discussion was Mr. Muhammed Gassama, Director of the Agricultural Directorate, who described the dialogue as critical in tackling issues faced by farmers. \u201cSome products currently lack proper certification,\u201d he said. \u201cThis event helps farmers understand standards so they know what to expect at harvest time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gassama referenced Senegal\u2019s system of trading goods by certified weight as a model for The Gambia. \u201cWe want to adopt similar regulations to ensure all agricultural products are sold transparently and fairly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The event marks an important milestone in promoting quality standards and legal measurement practices in The Gambia\u2019s agricultural sector a move that promises greater market trust and protection for farmers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Standards Bureau is intensifying efforts to safeguard farmers and ensure fair trade in the Gambia that brought together stakeholders from different sectors through a focused sensitization event held on Wednesday. Mr. Ebrima Musa Jallow, Director of Standardization at the Bureau, explained that as a government agency, the Bureau enforces quality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":81393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-81394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Standards Bureau Cracks down on Cheating to Protect Farmers - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia Standards Bureau is intensifying efforts to safeguard farmers and ensure fair trade in the Gambia that bro ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Standards Bureau Cracks down on Cheating to Protect Farmers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Gambia Standards Bureau is intensifying efforts to safeguard farmers and ensure fair trade in the Gambia that bro ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-04T19:00:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-05T08:14:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/07\/sm_1751647078.996578.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Standards Bureau Cracks down on Cheating to Protect Farmers\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-04T19:00:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-05T08:14:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers\"},\"wordCount\":298,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/07\/sm_1751647078.996578.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/standards-bureau-cracks-down-on-cheating-to-protect-farmers\",\"name\":\"Standards Bureau Cracks down on Cheating to Protect Farmers - 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