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 …