Revitalizing Cocoa Production in Post Conflict Liberia

In Liberia, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is aiming to improve the lives of more than 15,000 smallholder cocoa and coffee farmers.

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A grower exhibits his cocoa beans.

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    Liberia: The Cocoa Comeback, January 2012

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    Cocoa pods. Cocoa has been grown in Liberia since at least the early 1900s. Although it has become the second export crop after rubber, the dividends for both smallholder producers and the national ... see more »



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  • beakongomountain
    Jan 11 2012, 00:53

    u members, verify ur info. Mohammed Sheriif is not ambassador of the republic of liberia to italy, he is an ad-hoc ambassador or better still called him charge d'affaires. which senate session confirmed him. he is not an ambassador, pls stop making mockery of our foreign service. visit the foreign ministry and verify wat i m telling u.

  • Liberian People
    Jan 29 2012, 02:37

    This is good news for Liberians farmers. But One area the government can do more is to strenghten the College of Agriculture to train more qualified Agriculture extension workers to assist farmers in the areas of disease and pests control, build road network so traditional farmers can transport their goods to market and loosing the monopoly on LPMC. Secondly, the government must demand that Agricultural Scientists are CARI conduct basic and applied research in agriculture so that knowledge sharing can have a impacts on the farmers and others. The College of agriculture and CARI need more funding to buy equipment for research and train new professionals in the area of rice, cash crop, and vegetable reasearch.