By Allen P. Lablah, Sanniquellie City, Nimba County As Liberia continues to confront persistent food insecurity and underdeveloped agricultural value chains, one enterprise in Nimba County is showing what locally driven agribusiness transformation can look like. The Rain Forest Agriculture Enterprise, headquartered in Vayenglay Town, Soe Clan, Nimba County Electoral District- 4, has emerged as a growing force in rural …
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Over 500 Bags of Locally Processed Rice Launched for Sale in Gbarnga
By Wilmot Konah | Email: dadekolly20@gmail.com Gbarnga, Bong County – The Rice, Cassava and Vegetables Producers and Processors Union of Liberia has officially launched the sale of over 500 bags of locally processed rice in Bong County, in a move aimed at boosting domestic rice production and reducing Liberia’s reliance on imported staples. Branded as “Living Manna Rice,” the 25-kilogram …
Read More »IECD Empowers Smallholder Farmers in Bong County with Training and Agricultural Inputs
By Nukanah Kollie | kollienukanah94@gmail.com YELLEQUELLEH DISTRICT, BONG COUNTY – The European Institute of Cooperation and Development (IECD) is supporting smallholder vegetable farmers in Bong County through a targeted program aimed at improving agricultural practices and increasing productivity. The initiative, led by IECD Field Coordinator Lovetta Lorpu Dolo, focuses on training farmers in sustainable farming techniques, including composting, intercropping, crop …
Read More »MINES AND ENERGY MINISTRY CONVENES ‘2025’ FIRST KIMBERLY PROCESS ROUNDTABLE
Press Release MONROVIA – AUGUST 5, 2025: The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), has successfully held the first 2025 National Kimberley Process (KP) Meeting, through its Office of Precious Minerals (OPM). Convened in Monrovia on August 1, 2025, at the Ministry, Office of Precious Minerals – Director, Rebecca Kumba Fallah, said as the implementing agency of the Kimberly Process …
Read More »EPA Holds Consultative Meeting on Western Cluster’s Bomi Hills Iron Ore Operations Amidst Community Concerns
By: Richard Williams/0775339618/ 0881084573/richardwilliamsp30@gmail.com Tubmanburg, Bomi: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a stakeholder consultative meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2025, regarding Western Cluster Limited’s (WCL) application for the renewal of its environmental permit for iron ore mining operations in the Bomi Hills. The meeting, attended by representatives from project-affected communities, county officials, legislative caucus, and various government ministries, aimed …
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