Agriculture News

By Jeff Massah Monrovia, Liberia – June 18, 2025 – Stakeholders from across Liberia’s agricultural sector have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing compliance with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), recognizing it as critical to safeguarding market access and strengthening the country’s cocoa and rubber industries. The commitment was made during a high-level EUDR workshop organized by the International Finance …

Mombasa, Kenya – 17 June 2026 – Liberia today joined fourteen other national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific in adopting the Mombasa Declaration at the 11th Our Ocean Conference, committing to advance fisheries transparency and strengthen efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Mombasa Declaration is a call to action for …

By Joseph Titus Yekeryan In Sanniquellie City, Nimba County, a modern livestock research and training facility is helping reshape the future of pig farming in Liberia by giving farmers, students, and researchers access to practical skills, modern livestock technologies, and hands-on agricultural education. Constructed under the Ministry of Agriculture Rural Economic Empowerment Program (RETRAP)  with support from the Government of …

By Mark Dahn MONROVIA – In a major blow to illegal wildlife trafficking networks operating in the region, the EU-supported National Wildlife Crime Taskforce (WCTF) has confiscated 735.5 kg of illegal pangolin scales and apprehended two suspects, currently held at Monrovia Central Prison pending further court deliberations. An Intelligence‑Driven Strike and Inter-Agency Success The operation succeeded thanks to a close …

By Nathan Kollie GBARNGA, Bong County – The  Director General  of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Christopher D. Sankolo, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to revitalizing Liberia’s coffee industry following a tour of coffee seedling and nursery sites in Gbarnga, Bong County. During the visit, Sankolo praised LACRA staff and development partners for their dedication to promoting coffee …

Press Release  The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has begun identifying priority feeder roads in Grand Bassa County for possible rehabilitation to improve market access, increase agricultural production, and strengthen rural livelihoods. The initiative, under the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P), forms part of the Government’s broader commitment to transforming Liberia’s agricultural sector under …

By: Josiah Pailay& Nathan Kollie More than 150 young people from Bong, Nimba, and Lofa counties gathered in Gbarnga on Tuesday as the Government of Liberia intensified efforts to prepare a new generation of agripreneurs and business leaders for a landmark coffee revival initiative expected to create more than 300,000 jobs across the country. The Youth and Farmers Engagement Forum …

By Josiah Pailay/+231881913880/ Email: [email protected] Gbarnga, Bong County — The Youth International Training Institute (YITI), with technical support from WorldFish, has successfully concluded a one-day intensive fish farming training program benefiting more than 50 participants in Central Liberia, further contributing to efforts to strengthen Liberia’s growing aquaculture sector. The training was conducted at Goll Farm Community, the demonstration site of …

By Jefferson Massah /[email protected] /+231886828622 Monrovia, Liberia- Liberia in 2025 unveiled one of its most ambitious climate action plans to date through its Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 64 percent by 2035 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan, submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) …

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 …