Agriculture News

By: Nukanah Kollie | IFAJ/Alltech Young Leader | kollienukanah94@gmail.com London, United Kingdom —In a packed conference hall in central London, as policymakers, scientists, agribusiness leaders and farmers debated the future of food, one message rang out with clarity: innovation alone will not transform agriculture  alignment will. At the recent forum hosted by Economist Impact, Michael Keller, Secretary General of the …

By Nathan Kollie  Citizens of Gboawuta Panta District, Bong County, are celebrating a new development in the area’s agricultural sector following the official dedication of a palm processing factory established by Olivia’s Farm, headed by Miss Olivia Paye. The dedication ceremony drew a large gathering of community members, traditional and local leaders, smallholder farmers, and development partners who came together …

By Judoemue M. Kollie GBARNGA, Bong County – Efforts to reposition Liberia’s coffee sector are gaining renewed momentum as the International Trade Centre (ITC), in partnership with the Farmers Union Network of Liberia (FUNL), intensifies support to coffee farmers through a comprehensive cooperative governance training program. The workshop, funded by the European Union (EU) under the ACP programme, is being …

By: Richard Williams /0775339618/ 0881084573/richardwilliamsp30@gmail.com Suehn Mecca, Bomi county- The French Ambassador to Liberia, Isabelle Le Guellec, has commended the impact of the REALISE Project following a field visit to Suehn Mecca District in Bomi County. Speaking during the visit on Thursday, Ambassador Le Guellec expressed satisfaction with the level of progress achieved under the program, noting that it is …

By LAEJN Editorial Team Before the intervention of Conservation International (CI), women fishmongers in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County, faced persistent challenges in securing and managing their earnings. Operating almost entirely in cash, many had no safe place to store money and no reliable system for tracking daily income or expenses. After long days in the market, profits were often …

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, …