Gambia Goat Dairy: A One-Health Teaching and Research Initiative

A community-led agricultural development initiative, Gambia Goat Dairy aspires to transform into an impactful and self-sustaining teaching and research farm in The Gambia, serving as a model for community-centered agricultural development in the region. Through this project, Parsons and Parsons plan to expand an existing Penn Vet research project to create a high impact, sustainable food sovereignty initiative, with a focus on veterinary health and productivity, animal-source food marketing for local farmers, and maternal and child nutrition. Parsons and Parsons will also host outreach seminars to enable Gambian agriculturalists to apply the resulting research findings.