By: Nukanah Kollie/ IFAJ-Alltech Young Leader & Fellow/ [email protected] As the rainy season intensifies across Liberia, residents of Brooklyn Community, a densely populated area in Gbarnga, are raising growing concerns over flooding, environmental degradation, and worsening living conditions they believe are linked to ongoing sand mining activities in the area. For many families, the fear is no longer only about damaged …

By: Nukanah Kollie/ IFAJ-Alltech Young Leader & Fellow/ [email protected] BONG COUNTY—As climate change continues to threaten agricultural production in Liberia, scientists at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) are developing new climate-resilient rice varieties aimed at helping farmers adapt to changing weather conditions and improving national food security. At CARI’s research station in Suakoko, Bong County, rice breeders are testing several …