By Aaron Geezay Gblorseo Town, River Cess County – The Chief Executive Officer of H.P. Multiline, producer of River Cess’ first “Super Gari,” has appealed to the Liberian government to increase support for businesses engaged in adding value to locally grown food products. Hannah Jensen, CEO of H.P. Multiline, stated that government intervention in strengthening homegrown food initiatives is crucial …
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Ben TC Brooks The Cooperative Development Agency has conducted a two-day training session focused on enhancing financial management, record-keeping, and leadership skills for local farmer cooperatives in River Gee County, designed to improve operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and leadership roles within the agricultural sector. The training aimed to empower cooperative leaders and members with the necessary knowledge and skills to …
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By Jefferson Massah/jeff.massah24@gmail.com /+231886828622 Dakar, Senegal – Liberia has announced an ambitious $900 million agriculture investment program designed to transform the country’s food systems, boost rural livelihoods, and accelerate economic growth over the next five years. Agriculture Minister Alexander Nuetah unveiled the Legacy Investment Program on the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The plan prioritizes …
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By Maximo Torero For the first time in years, global hunger is edging down: from 8.5 percent of the world population in 2023 to 8.2 percent in 2024, according to the UN’s food security report. It’s a modest but welcome shift from the devastating surge that followed the pandemic. But Africa is a notable exception to this global trend. Last …
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By Jefferson Massah, jeff.massah24@gmail.com /+231886828622 Dakar, Senegal — The President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Ms. Alice Ruhweza, has urged governments, private sector actors, researchers, farmers, and civil society to accelerate collective action to strengthen Africa’s food systems. She made the call at the opening of the 2025 Africa Food Systems Forum, held in Dakar, …
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Jefferson Massah, Jeff.massah24@gmail.com /+231886828622 Dakar, Senegal – The Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) 2025 has drawn more than 6,000 delegates to Dakar in what is being framed as a defining moment for the continent’s agricultural future. The scale of participation reflects both the urgency and the complexity of the challenges facing Africa’s food systems at a time of rising climate shocks, …
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Sarah Winnie Ellis, Greenville,Sinoe County The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Sinoe County has called on Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) to fulfill its agricultural livelihood support obligations to smallholder farmers as outlined in the company’s concession agreement with the Government of Liberia. The call follows a review conducted by the MOA technical team, led by County Agriculture Coordinator Prosper Maxwell …
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Ben TC Brooks, bentcbrooks04@gmail.com Tuobo Gbaweliken, River Gee County – The farming cooperative Bâituogkhã has proudly commenced the harvest of lowland rice in Tuobo Gbaweliken, Electoral District 3, River Gee County—an important milestone made possible through the support of the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) under the Ministry of Agriculture. The cooperative, whose name Bâituogkhã translates to …
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By: Richard Williams/0775339618/ 0881084573/ richardwilliamsp30@gmail.com Senjeh District, Bomi – A group of thirty subsistence farmers in rural Bomi County, united under the name “Bomujeh”—which means “Don’t Sit” in the Gola dialect—are urgently appealing to the Liberian government and development partners for immediate assistance in bolstering their rice farming efforts. The farmers, who are based in Bola Town, say their mission …
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By: Joseph Titus Yekeryan DOMAH-PA, NIMBA COUNTY- 36-year-old Yei Dahn stoops to lift a basket of cabbage slick with dew, balances it on her head, and starts walking. The path out of her farm is a ribbon of laterite and mud that feeds into an even rougher feeder road. A motorbike, if she can find one, will cost almost as …
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