Agriculture News

By Joseph Titus Yekeryan Sanniquellei, Nimba County – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive Director, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has underscored the critical link between environmental protection and public health, emphasizing that reducing pollution and improving air quality are essential to building healthier and more resilient communities. Speaking at Liberia’s observance of World Environment Day on Friday in Sanniqullei, Nimba …

By: Richard Williams/0775339618/ 0881084573/ [email protected] Bendu Mote Town, Bomi County-Over the weekend, the West Africa Learning Center for Non-Till Agriculture International (WALCENTAI) celebrated its first graduation ceremony in Bendu More Town, Senjeh District, Bomi County. A total of 19 graduates were recognized, comprising nine diploma recipients and ten certificate earners in diverse disciplines, including tree crop production, aquaculture, vegetable production, …

Media Release June 1, 2026, Monrovia- Members of the Multi-Actor Platform on Land Governance and Responsible Agricultural Investment in Liberia (MAP Liberia Land Platform) have elected a new Steering Committee to serve for the next two years, in keeping with the Bye Laws and Regulations governing the Platform. This decision was made during the Annual Membership Forum held on May …

By LAEJN Editorial Team Integrated Development and Learning (IDL) has released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting major achievements in community-based forest conservation, women’s economic empowerment, and sustainable rural development across Liberia. The report demonstrates how local communities, when empowered with the necessary knowledge, institutions, and financial resources, can become effective stewards of natural resources while improving their livelihoods. One of …

By: Nukanah Kollie/ IFAJ-Alltech Young Leader & Fellow/ [email protected] BONG COUNTY—As climate change continues to threaten agricultural production in Liberia, scientists at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) are developing new climate-resilient rice varieties aimed at helping farmers adapt to changing weather conditions and improving national food security. At CARI’s research station in Suakoko, Bong County, rice breeders are testing several …

By: Nukanah Kollie / IFAJ-Alltech Young Leader & Fellow / [email protected] JORQUELLEH, BONG COUNTY—Liberian farmer and agricultural investor Jeff Juahkollie is calling for stronger agricultural systems, policy reforms and market structures to improve support for farmers across Liberia, particularly in the cocoa and oil palm sectors, which he describes as some of the country’s most economically valuable crops. During an …

By: Nukanah Kollie LISBON, PORTUGAL—The World Seed Congress 2026, the world’s largest annual gathering of the seed sector, has concluded in Lisbon with record participation from more than 900 companies and organizations and the historic election of Lorena Basso as the first female President of the International Seed Federation (ISF) in its 102-year history. Hosted by the ISF under the …

By Judoemue M. Kollie ZOWIENTA, Bong County — As Liberia intensifies efforts to achieve 70 percent rice self-sufficiency within the next five years, one locally driven farming enterprise in Bong County is steadily emerging as a model of rural agricultural transformation. Bread Basket Best’s Farming Company (BBBFCO), based in Zowienta, is expanding its rice production operations by opening 30 new …

By Ishmael   Menkor, LAEJN Nimba Coordinator The Liberia Farmers Development Corporation (LIFADCO), a locally owned agricultural organization operating in Nimba County, has taken major steps to boost domestic rice production as part of efforts to reduce Liberia’s heavy dependence on imported rice. Liberia continues to spend more than US$200 million annually on rice importation, making rice one of the country’s …

GANTA, Nimba County — Liberia is taking new steps to strengthen its organic agriculture sector and improve access to premium international markets through a five-day capacity building workshop on the European Union’s updated organic certification standards. The training, organized under the GROW2 Project, is funded by the Embassy of Sweden in Liberia and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development …