Agriculture News

GANTA, NIMBA COUNTY – A group of women farmers operating under the Liberia United Youth for Community Development Enterprise (LYUCDE) is appealing to the Ministry of Agriculture and its partners for support to expand vegetable and rice production and strengthen their efforts to produce organic fertilizers and pesticides locally. The women, who have been engaged in farming for more than …

MONROVIA, Liberia — August 28, 2026 — The Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), in collaboration with the European Forest Institute (EFI), has engaged agricultural exporters and members of the National Agriculture Traceability Steering Committee on Liberia’s preparedness to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The engagement, held at the Royal Grand Hotel in Monrovia, brought together key …

By LAEJN Editorial Team MONROVIA, Liberia — For decades, agriculture in Liberia was widely perceived as an occupation largely reserved for poor people in rural communities, with farming often associated with subsistence, manual labor, low productivity, and limited economic opportunity. That perception, however, is gradually changing. Across Liberia, agriculture is increasingly being viewed not simply as a means of survival, …

By Jeff Massah For Josephine George Francis, coffee is more than an agricultural commodity. It represents an opportunity to rebuild rural livelihoods, create jobs, empower women and young people, and reposition agriculture as a stronger engine of Liberia’s economic transformation. Her interest in agriculture is not new. A former Representative of Montserrado County and former Superintendent, Francis has continued to …

GBARNGA, Bong County — The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has taken another major step toward revitalizing Liberia’s coffee industry with the launch of a 25-acre coffee seed garden and demonstration site in Bong County. The initiative is part of LACRA’s broader efforts to establish a stronger foundation for the development of Liberia’s coffee sector by improving access to …

MONROVIA, Liberia — August 20, 2026 — As Liberia moves to revive its coffee industry and position Coffee Liberica as a commercially viable agricultural commodity, about 40 young leaders from universities, youth organizations and communities have completed a three-day training designed to equip them with the knowledge and skills to explore business opportunities across the coffee value chain. The training, …

By Abraham K. Kollie kollieabraham23@gmail.com KAKATA, Margibi County — Twenty-six cassava farmers from seven counties have been certified as seed growers and seed enterprises following a two-day intensive training aimed at strengthening Liberia’s supply of quality planting materials and contributing to national food security. The training, organized by the Seed Development and Certification Agency (SDCA) in partnership with the Seeds4Liberia …

By Reporter Albert Payma Willie williealbertpayma1997@gmail.com 0775567161 / 0881196033 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) AID Project has donated farm implements valued at approximately US$15,000 to the Fuamah District Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Bong County, in a major boost to efforts to modernize farming and reduce the heavy manual labor traditionally associated with agricultural production in the district. The donation includes …

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Farmers Union Network of Liberia (FUNL), in collaboration with the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) have concluded a weeklong joint assessment field visit across five project counties: Bong, Nimba, Lofa, Bomi and Montserrado under the EU ACP Business Friendly Coffee Project of Liberia. The exercise, which …

By Jenneh Kemokai, Radio Cape Mount The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has trained 45 farmers in Porkpa District, Grand Cape Mount County, on the prevention and mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts as part of efforts to promote coexistence between communities and Liberia’s threatened wildlife. The two-day training, held August 8–9, 2026, was conducted by the FDA’s Conservation Department through its Division …