Jefferson Massah, Jeff.massah24@gmail.com /+231886828622 Dakar, Senegal – The Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2025 has drawn more than 6,000 delegates to Dakar in what is being framed as a defining moment for the continent’s agricultural future. The scale of participation reflects both the urgency and the complexity of the challenges facing Africa’s food systems at a time of rising climate shocks, …
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By: Nukanah Kollie Susan Nanduddu, Executive Director of the African Centre for Trade and Development (ACTADE), is urging African governments and development partners to prioritize adaptation and ensure climate finance reaches vulnerable communities. Speaking in an interview on Super Bongese Radio from Kampala, Wednesday, August 20,2025, she stressed that the worsening impacts of climate change are undoing decades of development …
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By: Richard Williams/0775339618/ 0881084573/richardwilliamsp30@gmail.com Tubmanburg, Bomi-The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and with support from the Global Environment Facility, has concluded a two-day training for focus points and climate change working groups in Cape Mount and Bomi counties. The sessions, conducted under a project titled Enhancing the Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Communities …
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Sarah Winnie Ellis, Greenville,Sinoe County The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Sinoe County has called on Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) to fulfill its agricultural livelihood support obligations to smallholder farmers as outlined in the company’s concession agreement with the Government of Liberia. The call follows a review conducted by the MOA technical team, led by County Agriculture Coordinator Prosper Maxwell …
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Ben TC Brooks, bentcbrooks04@gmail.com Tuobo Gbaweliken, River Gee County – The farming cooperative Bâituogkhã has proudly commenced the harvest of lowland rice in Tuobo Gbaweliken, Electoral District 3, River Gee County—an important milestone made possible through the support of the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) under the Ministry of Agriculture. The cooperative, whose name Bâituogkhã translates to …
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By: Richard Williams/0775339618/ 0881084573/ richardwilliamsp30@gmail.com Senjeh District, Bomi – A group of thirty subsistence farmers in rural Bomi County, united under the name “Bomujeh”—which means “Don’t Sit” in the Gola dialect—are urgently appealing to the Liberian government and development partners for immediate assistance in bolstering their rice farming efforts. The farmers, who are based in Bola Town, say their mission …
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By: Joseph Titus Yekeryan DOMAH-PA, NIMBA COUNTY- 36-year-old Yei Dahn stoops to lift a basket of cabbage slick with dew, balances it on her head, and starts walking. The path out of her farm is a ribbon of laterite and mud that feeds into an even rougher feeder road. A motorbike, if she can find one, will cost almost as …
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By: Laymah Kollie, LAEJN MONROVIA – When the Smallholder Agricultural Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) first launched, many farmers across the country saw it as a lifeline. For Robert Bimba, Executive Director of Community of Hope Agriculture Project -CHAP, with entrepreneurial vision, it was more than that. It was an opportunity to transform his vision and dream into a …
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By: Wilmot Konah Email: dadekolly20@gmail.com Gbarnga, Bong County – Women farmers in Sinyea Town, Bong County, are celebrating their involvement in agriculture, describing it as a transformative and life-changing experience. Many of them, particularly single mothers, say farming has become a beacon of hope and a path to self-reliance. Members of the Nee-A-Lah Farmers Group, a community-based farming initiative in …
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Press Release The Mainland Group, a leading Chinese firm with extensive investments across Africa, has announced a significant USD 100 million initiative to revitalize Liberia’s agriculture industry. This statement was delivered by Mr. Zhu Chen, President and CEO of the firm, during a live press conference held at the Ministry of Agriculture. The investment will focus on six strategic areas: …
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