Agriculture News

By: Nukanah Kollie, LAEJN Bong Coordinator/ IFAJ Fellow GANTA, NIMBA COUNTY —As farmers, researchers, policymakers, and agribusiness actors converged in Ganta City from December 12-13, for the 2025 National Agriculture Fair, one institution that stood out prominently was the Seed Development and Certification Agency (SDCA), Liberia’s national authority on seed quality and regulation. At the center of this engagement was …

By Ishmael F. Menkor The Liberia Rural Women Network for Empowerment (LRWNE), winner of the Best Agriculture Innovator Award at the 2025 National Agriculture Fair, has called for increased financial and market support to enable large-scale honey production and expansion into export markets. The women-led farming group received the award for showcasing what judges described as the best-packaged honey at …

Media Release  Coffee consumption in Liberia remains low, despite the country’s rich history in coffee production. Accessing local markets has long been a challenge for producers, leaving the industry underdeveloped and limiting opportunities for young entrepreneurs. To address this, the International Trade Centre (ITC), in collaboration with the Farmers Union Network of Liberia (FUNL), recently held a two-day training workshop …

Nathan Kollie  SUAKOKO, Bong County — A research officer at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) has unveiled new findings that could help increase Liberia’s domestic rice production and reduce the country’s heavy reliance on imports. Mrs. Zipporah Page, Research Officer for the Crops Program at CARI, presented the findings over the weekend during a seminar held at the institute’s …

By: Nukanah Kollie, LAEJN Bong Coordinator /IFAJ Fellow GANTA CITY, NIMBA COUNTY— The commercial hub of   Ganta, situated in Nimba County, came alive with produce, livestock, and innovation as farmers, researchers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, and policymakers from across Liberia gathered for the 2025 National Agriculture Fair. Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture with support from development partners, the fair once again …

By Jeff Massah The World Bank Country Manager in Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has lauded Liberian farmers for their vital role in strengthening livelihoods, communities, and the nation’s agricultural recovery, describing their contribution as central to Liberia’s growth and resilience. Speaking during a visit to the newly  constructed  Saclapea Market in Nimba County, the Country Manager emphasized that farmers are not …

By: Yawah Y. Jaivey Todee, Montserrado County — The Rubber Planters’ Association of Liberia (RPAL), in partnership with the Rubber Development Fund Incorporated (RDFI), has completed the distribution of 200,000 budded rubber stumps to smallholder farmers and facilitated the establishment of 35 new bud wood nurseries across the country. According to RPAL officials, the initiative seeks to strengthen rubber production …

By Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh Wee District, Grand Bassa County- the United Community Agriculture Cooperative Society (UCACS) has become the singular most important supplier of improved cassava cuttings in Wee District, following a major production breakthrough made possible through the Smallholder Agriculture Development for food and Nutrition Security (SADFONS) project. The cooperative lead farmer, Victor Kpehdyu during GAFSP assessment visit, led …

By Nukanah Kollie, kollienukanah94@gmail.com When Dr. Khaoula Belhaj-Fragnière speaks about seeds, she is not talking about something simple or ordinary. To her and to millions of farmers across the world, a seed is the first and most essential input in the food system, the foundation on which harvests rise or fall, and the silent force shaping food security, climate resilience, …

LAEJN Editorial Team  The Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP) at the Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday convened a Household Nutrition Communication and Outreach Campaign Message Validation Working Session aimed at enhancing nutrition awareness and improving household feeding practices across rural communities. The session, organized by the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN) with support from RETRAP, brought together technical …