Amidst growing efforts to restore Liberia to its prewar status among developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, achieving food security remains a key challenge.
Ministry of Agriculture Provides 30 Cassava and Fish Feed Mills to LADA
The Ministry of Agriculture has begun a new partnership with the USAID-funded Feed the Future, Liberia Agribusiness Development Activities, commonly known as LADA.
Local Agribusinesses Showcase Products at Value Chain Day
On Wednesday, leading businesses in the agriculture sector and other stakeholders participated in an event focusing on private sector investment, commercial finance, and sustainable linkages within the agriculture sector.
Caterpillars Invade Grand Bassa and Destroy Livelihoods, Government Intercedes
The local agriculture office in Grand Bassa’s second district has begun distributing plastic buckets, sanitizers and water to protect residents of towns invaded by the recent waves of caterpillars.
Government Battles Caterpillar Invasion in Grand Bassa
The Ministry of Agriculture has said it is taking steps to stop an invasion of caterpillars from destroying crops in Grand Bassa County.
OP-ED: Soil Deterioration – A Constraint to Sustainable Agricultural Productivity
“Our soil is rich,†“The soil is a bank,†“Get back to the soil!†These are common slogans by Liberians and some agricultural institutions in appreciating support for agricultural productivity in this tiny coastal West African nation which is indeed endowed with immense natural resources including gold, diamond, iron ore, and other forest resources.
OP-ED: One Percent of Budget Allocated to Agriculture is Too Low
Allocation of only one percent of the national budget to agriculture is quite an injustice to the sector that contributes more than 40 percent to national GDP.
Peste des Petits Ruminants Kills Livestock in Lofa
An investigation conducted by The Bush Chicken has established that scores of livestock in Lofa died from Peste des Petit Ruminants, or Ovine Rinderpest.