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This week, we are pleased to introduce Mr Arthur N. Yancy, a local pig farmer based in Gbarnga.
Mr. Yancy started raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock almost 6 years ago.
He currently has more than 110 pigs and he sells on the regular basis.
He has since sold more than 500 of them.
The story of this man about how he started as a Swineherd (Pig Farmer) is so interesting that u can't miss.
Please watch and share the video
Shabuta Forest Garden is a dream of Mama Shabu and her late husband, Baba Shabu.
They decided to secure the forest since 1998 when they firstly identified the spot.
The forest is not only being used to collect herbs, but for other meaningful forest related activities.
Currently, the University of Liberia has already started taking its forestry students there sight seeing and practical research.
Despite being out of the Country, Charles McGill passion for agriculture in Liberia remains unbending.
In March this year, Charles started his rice farming in McGill's Village, Kpaii District.
Seven months after, they have now started harvesting the farm.
He is doing multi- cropping .
Charles goal is to help the government fight food insecurity.
He believes that this would only be achieved when he puts his hands to work.
Celebrating Women in Agriculture Development
Women make up almost 75 percent of the agricultural labour force in Liberia. They make essential contributions to the agricultural and rural economies across the country.
Women often manage complex households and pursue multiple livelihood strategies. Their activities typically include producing agricultural crops, tending animals, processing and preparing food, working for wages in agricultural or other rural enterprises, collecting fuel and water, engaging in trade and marketing, caring for family members and maintaining their homes.
With all these contributions and efforts, much has not being done to recognize the significant women continue to play in the country’s agriculture sector development.
Zobo Luther is one of the exceptional female agriculturalists gaining groundbreaking achievements in the sector. She holds a masters of science in plant breeding from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana.
Since her return home from study, Zobo is leading effort to tackle Liberia food security situation. She has large portion of land cultivated with both lowland and upland rice. Our team recently visited her farm on the suburb of Gbarnga, in Bong County.
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Here is our latest video on the boom of peri-urban farming. Mamade Kamara says involvement with rice growing and the production of plantain has helped keep his family food secured and also able to take care of other family basic necessities. UNDP LiberiaLiberiaStar-P MOA Liberia Liberia Media for Democratic Initiatives-LMDI UNDP Liberia European Union in Liberia Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia IFAJ
With the changing weather pattern largely attributed to climate change in Liberia, so the same as some farmers try to adjust or change their farming approach to meet the climate reality.
Farming in Liberia is largely subsistence where farmers predominately practice shifting cultivation or upland farming.
In recent years, some farmers have realized the importance of lowland farming as compared to the bush following farming practice as of part climate smart agriculture adaptation.
Steve Lablah is a peril-urban farmer in Gbarnga, central Liberia . Our latest video on ‘’Connecting Farming Generation’’ highlighted his thrive in lowland rice production.
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Here is our second video as part of "Connecting Farming Generation" compaign
We are highlighting the contributions of young farmers towards Liberia agriculture sector development.
The video futures Lua Agriculture Inc. Multipurpose Cooperative Society ( LAIMCOS) Limited.
LAIMCOS was developed through the instrumentality of a young Liberian, Albert Gbelee.
Their main intent is to contribute to the fight for food security by helping small holder cassava Farmers who do not have processing equipment.
Give this video a watch
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Starting this month , our connecting farming generation video campaign will highlight the contributions of young farmers in driving Liberia agriculture sector development .
In this video , we share the story of Obe Smith, a student of agriculture at Cuttington University putting knowledge to practice through cocoa farming.
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Liberian Returnees in Lutheran Global Village have started harvesting seventy acres of palm farm in Zota District, Bong County.
Residents of the community planted the palms in 2019.
Their action to have ventured in the palm farming activities was triggered by the alleged failure of the government through the LRRRC to improve their living standards since they returned from exile.
Details to come shortly
Interview with officials and members of Tonofarkeh Multipurpose Cooperative in Balama, Suakoko District
Africa Rice Liberia Launches the DeSIRA-IRFFS Project at CARI in Bong County
To support the whole value chain of agro allied industries and support their development from seeds to plates, Ministry of Agriculture with funding from World Bank hands over stimulus grants to Agro-Enterprises.
Ministry of Agriculture distributes agro inputs to Smallholder farmers in Bong County.
