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June 29
Liberia: Liberia Cocoa Sector Brainstorms On Way Forward - Post COVID-19
A day-long meeting to discuss prospects and challenges facing the Liberia cocoa sector was held over the weekend. Called by Agriculture Minister Jeanine Cooper, the meeting sought… Read more »
June 18
Liberia: Six Trawlers Arrive in Liberia for Licensing
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) says six trawlers which previously expressed interest to fish in Liberia waters arrived at the Freeport of Monrovia, on… Read more »
June 10
Liberia: NaFAA, EU Distribute COVID-19 Hygiene Materials to Fishing Communities
As part of efforts to help contain the spread of the Coronavirus, the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) with support from the European Union has begun the first… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Agriculture Minister - Transformation Is a Bumpy Road' - an Interview
The first 90 days has been a rollercoaster ride for Jeanie Milly Cooper. Her appointment by President George Manneh Weah as Minister of Agriculture was greeted by a warm embrace… Read more »
June 04
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Has No Regrets About Changes - Stepping On Hornet's Nests
Agriculture Minister Jeanie Milly Cooper triggered a firestorm back in April when she took the controversial decision to cancel a bidding process for heavy-duty tractors and other… Read more »
May 26
Liberia: World Bank Approves U.S.$10 Million for Liberia's COVID-19 Food Security Plan and Ministry of Agriculture's Situation Report
The World Bank has approved US$10.5 million funding support to the Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) for its COVID-19 Food Security, Nutrition… Read more »
May 24
Liberia: COVID-19 Hampers Farmers' Produce - As MOA Alarms Fertilizer Shortage
The Ministry of Agriculture has alarmed an acute shortage of fertilizers in the country which has hampered farmers' production for this farming season. Read more »
May 01
Liberia: UN FAO, Ministries of Health and Agriculture Train 200 Surveillance Officers to Boost COVID-19 Fight in Montserrado
The Ministries of Health and Agriculture, with support from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have begun the training of 200 surveillance officers to be… Read more »
April 12
Liberia: Agriculture Ministry Begins Lending Tractors to Farmers Ahead of Planting Season
In fulfillment of the Ministry of Agriculture's new vision to shift from subsistence to mechanized farming, Agriculture Minister, Jeanine Milly Cooper, has signed a Memorandum of… Read more »
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Cancels Bid for Heavy Duty Agro Equipment to Rationalize Spending
Agriculture Minister, Jeanine M. Cooper, has, with immediate effect, cancelled a bidding process for heavy-duty tractors and other agricultural equipment in order to rationalize… Read more »
March 30
Liberia: Government, Afriland Bank Sign U.S.$700k Agreement to Fund Rice
Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel D. Tweah and Agriculture Minister Jeanine Cooper have signed a "Cash Collateral Guarantee" agreement with Afriland Bank aimed… Read more »
March 27
Liberia: Mixed Reaction in Bong County Over Pres. Weah's Rejection of the Bill to Establish Tumutu Agriculture and Technical College
On Tuesday, this week, President George Weah vetoed a bill to repeal the act creating the Tumutu Vocational Training Institute to the Tumutu Agriculture and Technical College,… Read more »
March 12
Liberia: 'Private Sector Investment Key to Liberia's Fisheries Sector' - NaFAA Boss Emma Metieh Glassco
The Director-General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Madam Emma Metieh Glassco, has described private sector investment as the driver of Liberia's… Read more »
March 05
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Insists On Inclusion of Liberian Private Sector On the National Oil Palm Platform
Agriculture Minister, Jeanine Milly Cooper, has insisted on the inclusion of Liberian private sector actors in the production and export of oil palm on the National Oil Palm… Read more »
Liberia: Fishermen Given a Month Grace Period to Attain License
President George Manneh Weah has mandated the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) to give a one-month grace period to all fishermen fishing in the territorial… Read more »
March 04
Liberia: 959 Farmers to Benefit for Corn Production in Mia-Foa Pilot Communal Farming Project
Five hundred fifty-nine (959) farmers in three counties have been earmarked as beneficiaries of a maize production project funded by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, also… Read more »
February 21
Liberia: Firestone Liberia Suspends the Purchase of Rubber From Local Farmers
Firestone Liberia is suspending the purchase of external rubber beginning March 1, 2020. Read more »
February 19
Liberia: Senate Concession Chairman Commends Sime Darby Plantation Liberia
The Senate Chairman on Investment and Concession in the country, Sando Johnson has commended Sime Darby Plantation Liberia for taking responsible business steps in relinquishing… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian, Dutch and Indonesian NGOs Report ING Bank Over Oil Palm Investment
The nongovernmental organization, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), and Dutch and Indonesian campaign groups Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth) Netherlands and WALHI,… Read more »
February 17
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Meets Cocoa Players Ahead of International Chocolate Trade Fair
Liberia's new Minister of Agriculture, Minister Jeanine M. Cooper, last Friday met major players of Liberia's cocoa and coffee sectors at a meet-and-greet event less than 24 hours… Read more »
January 30
Liberia: World Food Program Donates Vehicles, Agro-Machines, Computers to Government to Enhance Agriculture Sector
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in Liberia today, Thursday donate a consignment of assorted agro-machines, vehicles, desktop computers, generators, and motorized… Read more »
January 29
Liberia: Lawmaker Wants Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority Empowered to Market, Export Cocoa
Representative Edward Karfia of Bong County has written the plenary of the House of Representatives, seeking their indulgence to amend the act of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity… Read more »
Liberia: President Weah Wants Speedy Confirmation of Agriculture Minister
President George Weah has urged members of the Liberian Senate to speedily confirm Madam Jeannie Cooper as Liberia's new Agriculture Minister. The President described her as the… Read more »
January 27
Liberia: Agriculture, Harper Basin Bid Considered Paramount to Economic Recovery
President George Manneh Weah used his third Annual Message Monday to lay out what Senator J. Milton Teahjay (Unity Party, Sinoe) would later describe as an ambitious undertaking.… Read more »
January 24
Liberia: Agricultural Company Workers Stage Go-Slow Over Company's 'Cold Shoulder
Aggrieved employees, mostly tappers of the Liberian Agriculture Company (LAC), have for the past three days, embarked on go-slow action in demands of what they call "their just… Read more »

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