By Ben TC Brooks River Gee County, Feb. 2, 2026 – A major milestone in community-driven agricultural development has been recorded in Fleroken, Gbeapo Statutory District, as the United Youth for Peace and Sustainable Development officially launched the harvest of 4.5 hectares of lowland rice in River Gee County. The rice field was cultivated on rehabilitated swamp lowland developed by …

By LAEJN Editorial Team The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), through its Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), has expanded efforts to commercialize agriculture with the harvesting of cassava from two pilot cluster farms in Pokundu, Grand Cape Mount County, and Kakata in Margibi County. The harvest represents the first major output from four pilot cassava cluster farms established under RETRAP, an …

By LAEJN Editorial Team Liberia’s agriculture sector remains overwhelmingly dependent on smallholder farmers using traditional production methods, with limited access to modern inputs, irrigation, mechanization, and basic social services, according to the Liberia Agriculture Census 2024. Conducted by the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and other key partners, the …

By LAEJN Editorial Team For years, Esther David, a fishmonger in Newcess Town, Grand Bassa County, lived from one uncertain day to the next. Each morning, she headed to the market not knowing whether she would return home with enough money to feed her family, let alone save for the future. On good days, she sold fish and earned a …

MONROVIA — The Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia) has signed a nearly US$1 million strategic partnership agreement with eight higher institutions of learning to strengthen agricultural training and empower students with practical farming skills. The agreement, implemented through the Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), is aimed at improving youth participation in agriculture by providing students with practical skills, modern farming equipment, …

KAKATA, Margibi County — The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), through the Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), in partnership with the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), has launched a nationwide food security and nutrition awareness campaign. The campaign was officially launched on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Kakata City, Margibi County. It is funded by the Government of Liberia …

MOA Press Release Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has concluded discussions with the Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors of the MAINLAND GROUP on the expansion of the Group’s investment in Liberia. The discussions were held as part of activities marking the Group’s Annual Gala 2026 held at the Grand Hyatt Changsha in Hunan Province, the People’s …

By: Nukanah Kollie Under the hot sun and amid rows of vegetables, fish ponds, compost pits, and buzzing beehives, young Liberians are redefining agriculture, not as punishment or a last resort, but as innovation, entrepreneurship, and a national responsibility. At the agricultural training farm of the Youth International Training Institute (YITI), dozens of young people drawn from different institutions and …

 Alvin M. D. Gueh, Solomon Kollie & Gobah Sehboe KAKATA, Margibi County — What was once a symbol of agricultural promise in Margibi County has become a source of fear, insecurity, and environmental concern for nearby residents. The Fabrar Milling Company, a rice processing facility located in Kakata, has been abandoned since mid-2022, leaving behind deteriorating infrastructure, overgrown surroundings, and …