MONROVIA – A team from the World Foundation Institute Agriculture Cooperative, headed by its CEO, Lincoln S. Cooper, has concluded a day-long meeting with farmers of Division-26, in Margibi County, aimed at fostering collaboration and improving agriculture productivity in that area.
By Willie N. Tokpah
The meeting brought together over 25 farmers to brainstorm on how WFI can champion the cause for farmers who are under the cooperative to get access to farming utensils and seedings as well as funds to sustain their work.
The farmers said they were in a zest to continue pushing the agenda of WFI and are hoping that their dream to promote agriculture would not go down the drain.
They want the government and other agriculture support agencies to help support WFI Agriculture Cooperative with grants in other to beef up production at their farms.
The farmers said they are currently primarily focused on Cassava cultivation and production and would love to extend their production scale to rice production if their mother body, WFI is adequately supported.
The farmers who spoke in separate remarks at the discussion said they are currently cultivating a total of 25 acres for possible production if they receive the needed support craved by WFI, from its partners.
The head of the farmers, Paul Benson told reporters at their agriculture site that they have a total of 50 acres just in Division 26, but there are several areas in other parts of Margibi County, still ready for agriculture activities if a memorandum of understanding is concluded between owners of the other sites and WFI.
WFI agriculture cooperative, which is focused on cooperating with farmers in various counties across Liberia is already concluding the MOU for the 50 acres currently being cultivated by the farmers in Division-26, Margibi County.
The World Foundation International Agriculture Cooperative CEO, Cooper said they have already concluded an agreement and have notarized documents for a total of 80 hectares of land in Bomi County for possible agri-investment.
Cooper said the goal of WFI is to help the government in its food-sustainability target and to help sustain agriculture in the country.
Cooper further noted that WFI has its structure in 15 counties across Liberia, and intends to begin massive agriculture productivity in the first four counties, Bomi, Montserrado, Margibi, and Grand Bassa, if the needed support is given to WFI.
He lauded the farmers at Division 26 for being upbeat about the WFI agriculture plan, which has onward motivated them to begin early cultivation.
Cooper then encouraged them to keep up the impetus for agricultural growth as WFI engaged agriculture stakeholders for needed support.
