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Introduction.

Most of the information presented in this Website is based on the rural situation, where seasonal availability of food is very evident in the largely subsistence farming communities. Some information is also given on foods available in the capital, Banjul, usually referred to as `The Coast'. Climatic variations along the length of the country will give differences in harvesting times, and where months are quoted they refer to the West Kiang area. The methods of food preparation refer mainly to those of the Mandinka people, though some reference is made to Wolof and Aku dishes. There are undoubtedly variations in the diet in different regions and in the spelling and words used to describe foods and dishes, especially as Mandinka is not primarily a written language, and alternatives are given where they are known. In addition much information was obtained from interpreters recording dietary intakes, most of whom were Wolof

 

The Free Internet Cafe for the Blind & Visually Impaired, the first in the whole of Africa, which opens the World Wide Web, making The Gambia a leading light in Africa, with this technology by allowing free and total access to surf the net send and receive emails and for students to enhace their studies with the aid of this pioneering software. No more do they need to rely on a third party to read to them newspapers, magazines, books, letters and world wide information.