MONROVIA, Liberia — August 28, 2026 — The Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), in collaboration with the European Forest Institute (EFI), has engaged agricultural exporters and members of the National Agriculture Traceability Steering Committee on Liberia’s preparedness to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The engagement, held at the Royal Grand Hotel in Monrovia, brought together key …

By Jeff Massah LOFA COUNTY, Liberia — For communities living on the edges of Liberia’s forests, conservation is no longer presented simply as a responsibility imposed from outside. Increasingly, it is becoming a shared commitment in which communities themselves are taking ownership of the forests that sustain their livelihoods. This approach is at the heart of Conservation International’s (CI) work …

By LAEJN Editorial Team MONROVIA, Liberia — For decades, agriculture in Liberia was widely perceived as an occupation largely reserved for poor people in rural communities, with farming often associated with subsistence, manual labor, low productivity, and limited economic opportunity. That perception, however, is gradually changing. Across Liberia, agriculture is increasingly being viewed not simply as a means of survival, …

By Jeff Massah For Josephine George Francis, coffee is more than an agricultural commodity. It represents an opportunity to rebuild rural livelihoods, create jobs, empower women and young people, and reposition agriculture as a stronger engine of Liberia’s economic transformation. Her interest in agriculture is not new. A former Representative of Montserrado County and former Superintendent, Francis has continued to …

Press Release  As Liberia moves toward establishing a national framework for carbon governance, a new community-led initiative is seeking to ensure that the people whose lands and forests generate carbon benefits have a meaningful voice in shaping the rules that will govern them. NAMATI, Inc., a Delaware-based nonprofit and lead organizer of the Grassroots Justice Network, has awarded a grant …

GBARNGA, Bong County — The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has taken another major step toward revitalizing Liberia’s coffee industry with the launch of a 25-acre coffee seed garden and demonstration site in Bong County. The initiative is part of LACRA’s broader efforts to establish a stronger foundation for the development of Liberia’s coffee sector by improving access to …

MONROVIA, Liberia — August 20, 2026 — As Liberia moves to revive its coffee industry and position Coffee Liberica as a commercially viable agricultural commodity, about 40 young leaders from universities, youth organizations and communities have completed a three-day training designed to equip them with the knowledge and skills to explore business opportunities across the coffee value chain. The training, …

By Abraham K. Kollie [email protected] KAKATA, Margibi County — Twenty-six cassava farmers from seven counties have been certified as seed growers and seed enterprises following a two-day intensive training aimed at strengthening Liberia’s supply of quality planting materials and contributing to national food security. The training, organized by the Seed Development and Certification Agency (SDCA) in partnership with the Seeds4Liberia …

By Reporter Albert Payma Willie [email protected] 0775567161 / 0881196033 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) AID Project has donated farm implements valued at approximately US$15,000 to the Fuamah District Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Bong County, in a major boost to efforts to modernize farming and reduce the heavy manual labor traditionally associated with agricultural production in the district. The donation includes …

Nairobi, Kenya — [Friday, August 13, 2026] — Landscape Alliance, a global leader in agroforestry and landscape research, will participate in the Science Summit Nairobi 2026, taking place from 28–30 September in Nairobi. The inaugural Nairobi edition of the Science Summit will convene the United Nations and the African Union with African and international leaders from science, government, academia, industry, finance, philanthropy and …