By: Nukanah Kollie/ IFAJ/ Alltech Young Leader & Fellow / [email protected] A visiting United States soil scientist has challenged Liberia to rethink its approach to agriculture, saying the country’s future food security and economic growth depend on turning smallholder farming into a profitable business rather than merely a means of survival. Dr. William Hare, Associate Dean of the College of …

By Josiah Pailay/ Phone: +231 881 913 880 / +231 760 808 849/ Email: [email protected] Bong County – Seventy-two young agricultural leaders have graduated from the Youth International Training Institute (YITI) following the successful completion of its nine-month hands-on practical agricultural training program at Goll Farm in Jorquelleh District ,  Bong County. The graduation marks another important milestone in Liberia’s …

By Josiah Pailay and Nathan Kollie GBARNGA, Bong County – The Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), in collaboration with the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the European Union, and other development partners, has launched a major nationwide initiative to revive Liberia’s indigenous Coffee Liberica industry through the …