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Daily Archives: April 28, 2025

EPA Executive Director Calls for Urgent Climate Adaptation Measures for Women Farmers

(Copenhagen, Denmark – April 28, 2025): Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has issued a passionate call for greater investment in climate adaptation initiatives targeting women farmers. He emphasized that rural women are among the most vulnerable groups facing the devastating impacts of climate change on agriculture. Speaking in Copenhagen, the capital …

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Upsurge of Achaea Catocaloides Caterpillar Invasion in Nimba Affects Over 100 Cocoa Farms

By: Allen Paye Lablah /LAEJN Coordinator/ Contact: lallenpaye@yahoo.com | 0775919451 / 0880654603 Nimba County, Liberia – An alarming resurgence of Achaea catocaloides caterpillars has struck Nimba County, devastating over 100 cocoa farms across several farming communities in north-east Liberia. Local authorities and farmers are raising urgent appeals for immediate government and partner interventions to contain the outbreak before it escalates …

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Agriculture Ministry Unveils Cold Storage Facility and Model Piggery Farm to Empower Farmers and Strengthen Food Security in Nimba

MOA Press Release  Nimba County – April 28, 2025 – As part of its efforts to drive rural economic transformation and strengthen food security, the Ministry of Agriculture, through its Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), has officially inaugurated two major agricultural facilities in Nimba County: a modern cold storage facility in Whenlenle and a Model Piggery Farm and Livestock Farmers …

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Ivorian Cocoa Expert Urges Liberian Farmers to Invest in Cocoa Production, Citing Rich Soil and Economic Potential

By: Wilmot Konah Contact: 0555666441 / 0775793638 | Email: dadekolly20@gmail.com Suakoko, Bong County – Ivorian agricultural technician and cocoa farming specialist, Alex Kassi, has called on Liberian farmers to prioritize investment in cocoa production, highlighting the crop’s immense potential to improve livelihoods and boost national revenue. Speaking during an engagement with farmers in Suakoko, Kassi described cocoa as a globally …

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