Profitable Business Opportunities In Gambia

Qualifying Business Activities and Priority Investment Sectors

With its liberal and free market economy, and excellent investment opportunities, the Gambian Government has identified a number of sectors as priority areas. These include the following:

Agriculture, Horticulture & Livestock

• crops: groundnuts, cashew, sesame, cotton, cereals
• animal husbandry: livestock, poultry including
• meat processing, tannery, export of live animals
• floriculture and horticulture agro-processing

Fisheries, Fishing & Fish Farming

• aqua-culture: fish and shrimp farming
  fishing and fish processing at industrial level

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

• eco-tourism: national heritage and others
• up-country tourism: motels, tourist camps,
• sport fishing, river cruising.
• hotel development for a 4 or 5 stars

Timber & Forestry

• development of private/community forest parks agro-forestry plantation.

Manufacturing, Fabrication & Processing

• assembling and packaging processing
• foundry and forging
• light pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

Renewable Energy Generation & Distribution

• electricity generation and distribution
• renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydro-energy

Training & Skills Development

• vocational training: carpentry, welding, masonry
• development of specialized skills: electronics, computing, others

Financial & Professional Services

• financial services
• off-shore services
• health and veterinary services
• river and air transportation
• information technology

Minerals Exploration and Exploitation

• petroleum exploration: refer to Petroleum Act and regulations
• mining of precious stones and others: refer to Mineral Act.

Public Transport & Communications

• transportation (land, sea, and air)
• communication equipment