Gambia Storage Assessment

• 1  community owned warehouses
• 2 Government owned warehouses
• 3 Private owned warehouses
• 4 Warehouse on by NGOS

Commercial Storage

This warehouse is located in Basse 400km from the capital Banjul. This town is divided into two banks, the North Bank and the South Bank respectively. In the South bank side , the warehouses identifies as per above photograph had eight bins and each bin can store up to 700mt. On the North bank of Basse also had a similar structure with 5bins with a storage capacity of 700mt each as well. These are a privately owned stores located at the Kanifing Industrial zone. This zone has several private stores, which are less 5 kilometers from the WPF office. This location is in a very secure neighborhood and there is an easy access to the main road from the port and the road to the airport via the coastal road. There is no register to indicate who owns them so we did door-to-door inquiries to sample a number of them. Most of them are occupied, however according to Gilles Robert who owns two stores this has seen a declined in demand for storage space.  He is currently building a third one and it will be available in September 2009. Were able to inspector his facilities which are very proper and well kept.

For photos of the Commercial storage avalible, please see the following documents:

Gambia Basse warehouse

Gambia Kanfing Warehouse

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

This complex in Massakonko has been left to rot; this is an example of bad coordination between the NGOs and the local authorities. This complex could habilitated and be used as a school / training institution or a region warehouse facility
For photos of the humanitarian storage available, please see the following documents: Gambia NGO Warehouse

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Public Sector Storage

The Gambia Groundnut Cooperation (GGC) is owned by the government and has warehouses located in various part of the country. One of their main warehouses is located at Denton Bridge only 5km away from the capital Banjul and easily accessible by trucks. There are 5 solidly built cement warehouse in this area with capacity of over 3,000 mt each and their general condition is in good state. The roofing and doors are secure and there is good ventilation, security service is available for 24 hour a day. Limited Pallets were seen on site and can be available for sale in the local market and the possibility to have them produced can also be explored. Shops selling pesticides and fumigants are available in the local market as well as officially licensed fumigators.

For information on Gambia public sector storage additional details, please see the following document: Gambia Storage Additional Information

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Cold Chain

• 2 refrigerated vans
• 2 pull loaders (can carry about 2500kg)
• Workers are equipped with winter jackets, boots and gloves to work in the cold rooms
• 2 stand by generators on stand if there is a power cut.
• A housing complex for the workers (more than 20 workers)
• Walled and gated with 24-hour security

For information on Gambia storage contact details, please see the following link: 4.5 Gambia Storage and Milling Company Contact List