Agriculture News

NAIROBI, KENYA — In a proud moment for Liberia’s media and agricultural communication community, Nukanah Kollie, Bong County Coordinator and member of the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), is representing the country and the West African region at the 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Boot Camp and International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya. Before …

Press Release Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has elected Reverend Tolbert Thomas Jallah Jr., a Liberian faith leader and Executive Director of the Faith and Justice Network of the Mano River Basin, as the new Chairperson of its Board of Directors. The election took place during AFSA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on October …

— Government Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Local Food Production — By Ishmael F. Menkor The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), has officially launched the Gbadin Processed  Rice Project, reaffirming its commitment to empowering farmers and promoting food self-sufficiency across the country. Speaking at the launch ceremony in Gbadin, Nimba County, Minister of Agriculture Alexander Nueteh praised …

By: Wroinbee Elton Tiah A former schoolteacher in Grand Bassa County has turned his vision for change into one of the county’s most inspiring success stories — using agriculture to create jobs, improve food security, and promote organic farming. Michael Kpoghomou, once a classroom teacher, is now the Chief Executive Officer of K&K Investment and Organic Feeding Corporation, an agribusiness …

By Thomas West Contact: 0888972432 / 0775084260 | Email: thomaswest232@gmail.com Liberia’s quest for rice self-sufficiency — a recurring policy ambition for successive administrations — gained renewed attention last week when the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), in collaboration with its development partners, concluded a two-day Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue focused on strengthening private sector investment in the rice sector. Held at the Ellen …

By Christina Sonpon, LAEJN Margibi County  Coordinator Jupiter Farm, a growing agribusiness in Margibi County, is emerging as a hub for food production, job creation, and agricultural innovation in Liberia’s agriculture sector. With support from the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P), which is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank. This …

By Ben TC BrooksRiver Gee County, October 6, 2025 — Dozens of smallholder farmers in River Gee County are counting huge losses after nearly ten acres of cassava farms spoiled in the field due to deplorable road conditions and the absence of a cassava processing machine in Tienpo Statutory District. The affected farmers, many of them members of the Karford …

[Bensonville, Liberia] – The Ministry of Agriculture has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Liberia’s agriculture sector, with a focus on empowering women, smallholder farmers, and agribusinesses. This commitment was highlighted during a field visit hosted for a high-level visiting World Bank delegation at the cassava processing site of Destiny Women Incorporated in Bensonville. During the visit, World Bank Vice President …

By Christina Sonpon, LAEJN Margibi Coordinator  For farmer Samuel Jimmy, agriculture has long been more than just a livelihood—it is the backbone of his family’s survival. Since 2016, he has cultivated a variety of vegetables, ranging from peppers, eggplants, cabbage, and watermelon. But despite his commitment and dedication, limited access to inputs and resources kept his yields modest. That changed …

By Ishmael F. Menkor Saclepea, Nimba County – At a time when Liberia continues to grapple with food insecurity, a young agriculturalist from Nimba County is charting a new path by introducing a climate-resilient bean variety that could redefine local farming practices. Marker Gbarwee, a graduate of the Booker T. Washington Institute and current student of General Agriculture at the …