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 …

By Ben TC BrooksRiver Gee County, October 6, 2025 — Dozens of smallholder farmers in River Gee County are counting huge losses after nearly ten acres of cassava farms spoiled in the field due to deplorable road conditions and the absence of a cassava processing machine in Tienpo Statutory District. The affected farmers, many of them members of the Karford …

[Bensonville, Liberia] – The Ministry of Agriculture has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Liberia’s agriculture sector, with a focus on empowering women, smallholder farmers, and agribusinesses. This commitment was highlighted during a field visit hosted for a high-level visiting World Bank delegation at the cassava processing site of Destiny Women Incorporated in Bensonville. During the visit, World Bank Vice President …

Monrovia, October 6, 2025 — Coastal communities in Maryland, Sinoe, Grand Kru, and Rivercess Counties are stepping up as frontline defenders of Liberia’s mangrove ecosystems, thanks to a series of community leadership and conservation trainings recently concluded by Conservation International (CI). The initiative, implemented under the Blue Oceans Programme and financed by Sida – the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency …