Agriculture News

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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

By: Laymah Kollie, LAEJN MONROVIA – When the Smallholder Agricultural Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) first launched, many farmers across the country saw it as a lifeline. For Robert Bimba, Executive Director of Community of Hope Agriculture Project -CHAP, with entrepreneurial vision, it was more than that.  It was an opportunity to transform his vision and dream into a …

By: Wilmot Konah Email: dadekolly20@gmail.com Gbarnga, Bong County – Women farmers in Sinyea Town, Bong County, are celebrating their involvement in agriculture, describing it as a transformative and life-changing experience. Many of them, particularly single mothers, say farming has become a beacon of hope and a path to self-reliance. Members of the Nee-A-Lah Farmers Group, a community-based farming initiative in …

Press Release  The Mainland Group, a leading Chinese firm with extensive investments across Africa, has announced a significant USD 100 million initiative to revitalize Liberia’s agriculture industry. This statement was delivered by Mr. Zhu Chen, President and CEO of the firm, during a live press conference held at the Ministry of Agriculture. The investment will focus on six strategic areas: …

By: Josiah Pailay & Wilmot Konah Gbarnga, Bong County – The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), with support from the World Bank, has launched a six-day intensive aquaculture training for fish farmers from Bong, Lofa, Nimba, and Margibi Counties, aimed at boosting fish production, improving farming techniques, and enhancing rural livelihoods. The training, running from August 14 to 19, …