As part of its mission to save and change lives of the most vulnerable populations, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is helping to stimulate 📈 local economies through the purchase of local products 🥦🍉🍎🍅🍆🌽🧄🧅. Thanks to a contribution from the Japanese government, WFP has purchased 540 metric tons of rice 🌾 and 108 meric tons of beans produced locally by Gambian farmers, mainly women, in preparation for its emergency response before the rainy season ⛈. | World Food Programme