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Makona Introduces New Technology To Harvest Rice
By Precious D FreemanThe Makona River Farm and Agriculture Services is expected to harvest 10,000 hectares of rice, using a new technology called a double harvester.The double harvester is…
U.S Charge d’ Affairs, Minister Cooper Launch USAID Agribusiness Pitch…
By Bill W. CooperThe Charge d'Affaires at the United States Embassy in Monrovia has emphasized that the Liberian agriculture sector has the potential to revolutionize the country's…
Liberia And Morocco Begin Preparation -Ahead Of Second Fisheries Stock Assessment
Liberia and Morocco have begun preparations ahead of the conduct of the second fisheries stock assessment on Liberian waters, the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) have…
FAO, 3 Forest Service Providers Sign Agreement
By Precious D Freeman The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and three forest service providers in Liberia have signed an agreement on the protection and management…
Gov’t Disburses Over L$8m To SMEs, Others Gov’t Disburses Over
The Liberian Government has disbursed over L$8 million to 27 SMEs in Grand Bassa and Margibi ounties as a practical demonstration of its commitment to empowering rural women farmers, owners…
MoA, Partners Kick Off Rice Symposium
By Bill W. Cooper The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), in collaboration with its partners yesterday, kicked off a highly anticipated two-day Rice Symposium, aimed at addressing key…
Liberia Develops Road Map To Bridge Agricultural And Rural Development Data Gap
Liberia has completed the cardinal pillar of the second phase of the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS-II), aimed at integrating agriculture into the…
FAO Responds To Improve Agricultural Statistics
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has commenced a 10-day technical mission to Liberia, to work with the Technical Working Group (TWG), comprising the Ministry of Agriculture…
Gov’t Commits US$ 6M To Accelerate Agriculture
Agriculture Minister Jeanine Cooper announced government’s US$6 million commitment toward the Accelerated Community Development Program (ACDP) to assist beneficiaries accelerate…
Alternative Livelihoods Draw Female Farmers’ Attention …As Age Becomes A Major…
The women of the Menlehkoyee Farmers’ Cooperative in Nengbehyee Town in Nimba County fear that their male counterparts might soon take over the all-female dominated farming group due to age…