By LEAJN Editorial Team Liberia’s Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Nuetah, has held a bilateral discussion with Dr. Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, focusing on Liberia’s participation in the global Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Initiative. According to a dispatch from Rome, the meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2025 World …

By Ben T.C. Brooks | River Gee & Grand Gedeh Counties | The promise that cocoa farming would transform Liberia’s southeastern region into a hub of economic growth is dimming amid growing tensions over the dominance of the CFA franc in local cocoa trade. In River Gee and Grand Gedeh Counties, Burkinabé migrant farmers—who now make up a significant portion …

By Thomas West Salala, Bong County: The Commissioner of Konawolala Administrative District in Bong County,  Hon. Stephen Binda, has officially launched eight communal farms in a renewed push to strengthen food security, promote self-reliance, and stimulate local economic growth in the district. The unveiling ceremony, held over the weekend in Gbayaita and Sackie-Bonbo-ta, brought together local leaders, youth, and women’s …

By Peter Quaqua Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The room grew quiet as Alfred Lahai Gbabai Brownell Sr. approached the podium. Outside, the African Climate Summit buzzed with conversations about carbon markets, green growth, and adaptation finance. Inside Room M4, however, the mood was different — focused, intense, and unmistakably human. “Was slavery not enough?” Brownell asked quietly. “Was colonialism not …

NAIROBI, KENYA — In a proud moment for Liberia’s media and agricultural communication community, Nukanah Kollie, Bong County Coordinator and member of the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), is representing the country and the West African region at the 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Boot Camp and International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya. Before …

Press Release Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has elected Reverend Tolbert Thomas Jallah Jr., a Liberian faith leader and Executive Director of the Faith and Justice Network of the Mano River Basin, as the new Chairperson of its Board of Directors. The election took place during AFSA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on October …

— Government Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Local Food Production — By Ishmael F. Menkor The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), has officially launched the Gbadin Processed  Rice Project, reaffirming its commitment to empowering farmers and promoting food self-sufficiency across the country. Speaking at the launch ceremony in Gbadin, Nimba County, Minister of Agriculture Alexander Nueteh praised …

By: Wroinbee Elton Tiah A former schoolteacher in Grand Bassa County has turned his vision for change into one of the county’s most inspiring success stories — using agriculture to create jobs, improve food security, and promote organic farming. Michael Kpoghomou, once a classroom teacher, is now the Chief Executive Officer of K&K Investment and Organic Feeding Corporation, an agribusiness …

By Thomas West Contact: 0888972432 / 0775084260 | Email: thomaswest232@gmail.com Liberia’s quest for rice self-sufficiency — a recurring policy ambition for successive administrations — gained renewed attention last week when the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), in collaboration with its development partners, concluded a two-day Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue focused on strengthening private sector investment in the rice sector. Held at the Ellen …

By Christina Sonpon, LAEJN Margibi County  Coordinator Jupiter Farm, a growing agribusiness in Margibi County, is emerging as a hub for food production, job creation, and agricultural innovation in Liberia’s agriculture sector. With support from the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P), which is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank. This …