17 March 2008
press release
The Liberia Produce Marketing Corporation (LPMC) and Mercy Crops Liberia, an American based Ngo will shortly begin the distribution of about 3,500 cocoa seedlings to farmers in Compound #2 Grand Bassa County as part their farm extension and rehabilitation project being considered in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed late last year which the 78.2 acres cocoa farm is being rehabilitated agriculturally at several stages.
Over the weekend, LPMC and Mercy Corps officials including Managing Director Nyahn Mantein and Country Director Tom Ewett, visited the farm and expressed satisfactions over the progress achieved thus far.
Mr. Mantein described the achievement so far gained as very important in the history of LPMC and nation's produce sector because according to him, "cocoa and coffee play a very essential role in the life of the nation and people".
According to LPMC release issue in Monrovia, said LPMC's cocoa and coffee frams would be brought under the economic limelight because in the concept, poverty reduction depends on the vitality and productive capacity of cash crops including cocoa and coffee.
Mr. Mantein paid tribute in as special way to Mercy Corps Liberia for the job well done and assured his open hand and heart to the entity hoping that such gesture would be extended to other parts of LPMCs farms across the country.
Meanwhile, Mercy Corps Country Director, Mr. Tom Ewett has pledged his group preparedness to help LPMC in it's strive rebirth as far cocoa production is concerned.
Mr. Ewett, praised Mr. Mantein and the LPMC management for the vision to rehabilitate LPMC's cocoa farms which he said have a good rating considering their organic nature.
At the farm, essential projects including the construction of a palaver are talking place andjobs are being created for several persons. Technicians there predict a very good harvest by the produce season beginning July this year.
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