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Monthly Archives: June 2024

Liberia Hosts Regional Fisheries Meeting

Media Release by NaFAA Communication Team  The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in cooperation with the government of Liberia under the aegis of its National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), is hosting the sixteenth regional meeting of the FCWC West Africa Task Force (WATF) to end illegal fishing. The meeting which started today runs from  …

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FAO handover Fish Processing Facility and Equipment to Grand Bassa County

By FAO Liberia Communication Team The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on Monday, June 10, 2024, handed over a state-of-the-art fish processing facility and equipment in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County to be used by fish mongers and processors in the county. The handover of the facility is part of the completion of the Livelihood Empowerment of Women …

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Purukpeh Agriculture Founder, Estelle Liberty-Kemoh Participates in Weeklong Agro Business Study Tour in Ghana

The founder of Purukpeh Agriculture, a local food processing venture, Madam Estelle Liberty-Kemoh has been selected among a pool of Liberian small and medium-scale agro and agri industries, to participate in a weeklong study tour in Accra, Ghana from June 11th – 16th, 2024. The training program, sponsored by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), is being held under …

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EU celebrates World Oceans Day with fishing communities in Fanti Town, Marshall, Margibi County

EU  Liberia Press Release  World Oceans Day — a moment to reflect and highlight the importance of the ocean in the lives of us all — is celebrated globally every year on June 8. As the European Union (EU) stands on the sandy beach of Marshall in Liberia with fishermen and women the day before World Oceans Day, a big …

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Liberia Signs Memoranda of Understanding with South Korea For the Improvements of the Agriculture and Food Production

Press Statement / 06/08/2024 President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.’s visit to the Republic of Korea has led to a significant milestone as the National Investment Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Agriculture have signed seven Memoranda of Understanding with Korean multinational companies. These agreements are poised to bring about substantial improvements and developments in key sectors. …

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National Rice Federation of Liberia Raises Concern Over Exclusion from Rice Committee

The National Rice Federation of Liberia in collaboration with all the Agriculture sub-sectors of the Republic recently issued released a press statement expressing serious concern over the establishment of the Rice Committee by the President of Liberia, to the exclusion of the National Rice Federation of Liberia (NRFL) and the Central Agriculture Research Institution (CARI). The National Rice Federation mentioned …

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Solar-powered prefab Facilities Commissioned for Vegetable Sellers

UNDP Press Release  In a significant boost to the local agriculture sector, the Liberia Vegetable Seller Association (LVSA) celebrated the commissioning of a new solar-powered prefab container and solar freezer storage facilities at the omega market on Wednesday 29 May. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its Livelihood & Employment Creation Project procured two forty-foot solar-powered prefab facilities and …

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