A five-member Board of Directors of the Pampaya Multipurpose Cooperative Society (PAMCOS) has been formally installed and certified to operate as a legally recognized cooperative in Liberia. The installation ceremony, held recently in Camp Alpha, Gbarpolu County, marked a significant milestone for the community-based organization, which now holds an official two-year operational license valid until June 2027. Those installed included  …

By Judoemue M. Kollie On June 7, 2025, Liberia joined global efforts to observe World Food Safety Day, an initiative aimed at raising awareness about the critical importance of food safety and its far-reaching effects on public health and economies. The event, held at the Ministry of Health in Congo Town, brought together key stakeholders in the food safety sector …

LAEJN Editorial Team As part of ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture to strengthen rural financial systems in Liberia that impact farmers, the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) has donated a Bullion Van to the Kolahun Rural Community Financial Institution (KRCFI) in Lofa County. This strategic intervention forms part of a broader initiative to enhance financial …

Josiah Pailay /josiahpailay96@gmail.com   /+231881913880-‪+231775260307 Gbarnga, Bong County — The Liberia Special Agro-Processing Zone (SAPZ) Project, implemented by the Urban Association in partnership with the National Investment Commission (NIC), has concluded a three-day training workshop aimed at strengthening the country’s agro-cooperative sector. Held in Gbarnga, Bong County, the capacity-building exercise brought together cooperative leaders from Bong, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, …

By Emmanuel Degleh Kakata, Margibi County – In Liberia’s evolving agricultural landscape, the rise of small-scale, innovative farming practices, such as backyard aquaculture, signals a shift in how young entrepreneurs are reimagining food production and achieving economic self-reliance. At the center of this shift in Kakata is Franklin Workor, a zoology graduate turned farmer, whose grassroots fish farming initiative is …

Monrovia, Liberia, June 4, 2025 – South Korea’s leading investment firm, MakeGroup, is setting its sights on Liberia’s agriculture sector, expressing a strong interest in forging a transformative partnership with the country. The initiative is a major step toward strengthening international cooperation in support of Liberia’s agricultural and economic growth. During a high-level meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture in …

Rice, a fundamental staple in Liberia serving its 5.4 million people (World Bank, 2012), faces a critical gap between demand and local production. With an annual demand of 650,000 tons and domestic output limited to 240,000 tons of milled rice, the deficit surpasses 400,000 tons annually, compelling a shift toward sustainable solutions. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) …

By Josiah Pailay Email: josiahpailay96@gmail.com    | Tel: ‪+231881913880 / ‪+231775260307 In Telta Town, a farming community situated in Bong County, central Liberia, climate change is not just a distant scientific concept—it is a lived reality, particularly for smallholder farmers.  Farmers in this community are experiencing an unprecedented shift in weather patterns, marked by unseasonal heat and delayed rains, threatening livelihoods …

By Ben TC Brooks As Liberia intensifies efforts to modernize agriculture and improve rural livelihoods, the Ministry of Agriculture has completed the distribution of a new batch of tricycles to farming groups in Grand Gedeh and Maryland Counties. The handover ceremony, held at the Ministry’s Technical Transfer Center in Harper City, marked a significant milestone under the Rural Economic Transformation …