Agriculture News

By: Moses Geply/LAEJN  Maryland County  Coordinator In Maryland County- Students from the College of Agriculture and Food Science at William V. S. Tubman University are beginning to translate classroom theory into hands-on agricultural practice, demonstrating the growing role of practical training in Liberia’s higher education system. Early Thursday morning, groups of students were seen harvesting watermelons cultivated on the college’s …

By LAEJN Editorial Team Wallena, Nimba -What began as a small farmers’ group struggling with post-harvest losses and low income has grown into a rapidly expanding agricultural cooperative through targeted support from the Ministry of Agriculture under the Rural Economic Transformation Project RETRAP, an initiative funded by the World Bank. The Say No to Hunger Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative   Society, based …

LAEJN Editorial Team CHARLESVILLE TOWNSHIP, Margibi County — Over many difficult seasons, Betty Simpson, a widow and fishmonger in Charlesville Township situated in lower Margibi County, survived her fish trading business almost entirely on credit. With no steady capital and the responsibility of providing for her household alone, she relied on borrowed fish and informal credit arrangements just to remain …

By:Nukanah Kollie/ kollienukanah94@gmail.com  Gbarnga,Bong County—On a bright morning at the campus of the Liberia Opportunity Industrialization Center (LOIC) right at the back of Lonestar Cell MTN Office in Gbarnga, Bong County, a group of young trainees gather around newly delivered farming tools and equipment. For many of them, the items represent more than simple agricultural supplies, they symbolize a renewed …

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 …