Agric Matters
Liberia Conducts First National Honeybee Survey to Boost Beekeeping
MONROVIA — The Ministry of Agriculture(MOA), in collaboration with the Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia (SCNL) and other partners, has…
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Agric Matters
Liberia: OMNIA Urges Government to Invest in Community Farmers Amid US$243M Rice Production Drive
The organization cites grassroots rice-farming initiatives in Grand Cape Mount County and raises concerns over an agricultural proposal it says has gone…
Agric Matters
Liberia Urges Increased Agricultural Investment, Affordable Financing to Combat Poverty at UN
Monrovia Calls for Concessional Loans, Credit Guarantees and Private-Sector Partnerships to Boost Food Production, Strengthen Agribusiness and Advance Inclusive Growth
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Liberia: Bomi Farmers Expand Rice Production, Turn to Processing Under US$42 Million REALISE Project
QUEENIE-1 TOWN, Bomi County — Residents of Queenie-1 Town in Suehn Mecca District, Bomi County, are expanding rice production and investing in processing…
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Liberia: Agriculture Minister Unveils US$370 Million Investment Portfolio in Rome, Rallies Global Investors to Boost Food Production
Rome, Italy– Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has unveiled a US$370 million agricultural investment portfolio at the Food and Agriculture Organization…
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Liberia: Agriculture Minister Holds High-Level Talks with FAO Director-General on Agricultural Investment
Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has held high-level discussions with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
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Two Kitchens Full of Rice, Now Almost None: Can Liberia Feed Itself?
In Jormakpeh Town, farmer James Lassakollie once stored enough rice to carry his village through the hunger season. Today, silted swamps, erratic…
Business
Liberian Cassava Entrepreneur Challenges Gov’t Over US$100M Investment
MONROVIA – The Chief Executive Officer of SAPPIMAH Cassava Refining Company, Beyan Flomo Pewee, has welcomed a proposed US$100 million investment in…
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Liberia: Rubber Farmer Takes Agriculture Minister To Task Over Executive Order 166, Calls For Presidential Repeal
Monrovia – Since informing the House Committee on Agriculture that he gave the advisement to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for the issuance…
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Liberia: Agriculture Ministry Disputes Its Budget Line as Cattle Deaths Mount
Monrovia – Grand Kru County has not had a working cattle herd in a generation. Its old county ranch is mostly memory…