The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority has entered an agreement with AfricaRice and the Ministry of Agriculture to implement an E.U. sponsored project focused on integrating rice and fish farmers to provide better nutrition for the public.
Golden Veroleum Lays Off 443, Attributes Decision to COVID-19 Pandemic
Golden Veroleum Liberia, the oil palm giant operating plantations in Grand Kru and Sinoe, has decided to lay off 443 of its workforce.
Mano Palm, Successor to Sime Darby, Wants to Launch Outgrower Scheme
The successor company to Sime Darby says it wants to forge better relations with the communities around its plantations in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount. It plans to do this through an outgrower program.
One Arrested and One at Large in Case of CARI’s Missing US$50,000
Police in Bong have charged a recent graduate of Cuttington University with criminal conspiracy and theft of property, in connection to the recent money theft at the Central Agricultural Research Institute.
Solidaridad Graduates Over 400 Farmers From Farmers Field School in Bong
More than 400 farmers have received certificates after completing a nearly 10-month training program conducted by Solidaridad.
Senior Managing Partner of Liberia’s Largest Rice Producer Nominated as Agriculture Minister
President George Weah has nominated the senior managing partner of Fabrar Liberia, Jeanine Cooper, as the new minister of agriculture.
River Cess Farmers Abandon Farms in Fear of Marauding ‘Bush Cows’
Reports of rampaging forest buffalos are emanating from Weagar Town, River Cess, where the animals have destroyed numerous farms in the town and are causing farmers and surrounding villagers to abandon their farms and homes.
On 50th Anniversary, Int’l NGO Donates to C.B. Dunbar Maternity Hospital
The international NGO Solidaridad has ended its 50th Anniversary celebration with support to the C. B. Dunbar Maternity Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong.