Agriculture News

By N. Thomas West/ 0775084260 / 0888972432/  thomaswest232@gmail.com BOMI COUNTY, LIBERIA – The World Bank, in collaboration with the Government of Liberia and implementing partners, has concluded a one-day field monitoring visit to Bomi County to assess progress in community livelihood interventions, women’s economic empowerment, and smallholder agricultural development. The joint monitoring mission brought together representatives of the World Bank …

By Abraham Logic Kollie KAKATA, Margibi County — Construction of a modern agricultural mechanization hub in Gborfelah Community, Kakata, has reached 75 percent completion, raising expectations among local farmers for improved access to machinery and greater agricultural productivity in Margibi County. The facility, being developed by the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Agriculture, is intended to serve as …

By Staff Writer BONG COUNTY, LIBERIA — At least 83 smallholder rubber farmers in Bong County have received specialized training in improved rubber production, farm business management and climate-smart agriculture as part of efforts to increase productivity, strengthen rural livelihoods and promote environmentally sustainable rubber farming in Liberia. The capacity-building initiative, organized by Yeanee General Agriculture Supplies, brought together 67 …

By Moses Geply | Maryland County  MAHNKEN, Maryland County — More than 50 women involved in cassava production and processing in Mahnken, Karloway District, Maryland County, are expected to benefit from the donation of two cassava processing machines by Arise from Ashes, a non-political organization working to support community development and rural livelihoods. The intervention seeks to reduce the physical …

By Josiah Pailay | October 10, 2026/ 0881913880 0760808849/ Josiahpailay96@gmail.com GBARNGA,  Women should not be discouraged from farming because of gender stereotypes, Lovetta Lorpu Dolo, an Agricultural Technical Adviser at the Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) in Liberia, has said. Speaking in an interview with the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN) following a three-day gender-stereotypes …

By Nathan Kollie BONG COUNTY, LIBERIA — The Ministry of Agriculture’s Regional Agriculture Coordinator for Bong, Nimba and Lofa Counties, Madam Zipporah Page, has welcomed the Government of Liberia’s growing investment in agricultural mechanization, describing the provision of modern farming equipment as an important step toward improving productivity, reducing manual labour and strengthening national food security. Page also disclosed plans …

By Staff Writer MONROVIA — Liberian Bishop Robert S. M. Bimba, a church leader whose work extends from Christian ministry into agricultural and community development, has been ranked 25th on the Israel Allies Foundation’s 2026 list of the world’s Top 50 Christian Allies. Bimba’s recognition places a Liberian religious and development leader among Christian pastors, advocates, ministry leaders and other …

By LAEJN Team For generations, Liberia’s smallholder farmers have fought their way through the soil with little more than a hoe, a cutlass, and human labor. Today, machines are beginning to change that equation. Tractors, power tillers, and other agricultural equipment are allowing some farmers to prepare land in hours instead of days, cultivate larger areas, and move closer to …

By Jeff Massah MONROVIA, Liberia — The World Food Forum (WFF) Liberia National Chapter has onboarded new members with a call for young Liberians to move beyond meetings and discussions and take practical action to improve food production, agricultural livelihoods and food security. The call was made by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liberia Officer-in-Charge Dr. …

By Josiah Pailay/ 0881913880 0760808849/ Josiahpailay96@gmail.com BONG COUNTY,   Youth Action Lead Liberia (YALL), with support from Friends of Liberia, has concluded a two-day Agroecological Resilient Livelihoods Training for farmers and community members in Bong County. The training was held on Thursday, September 24, in Tormue Town, Jorquelleh District #2, and Saturday, September 26, in Yowee Town, District #4, bringing together …