Liberia: Africarice Applauded for Innovation in Fish, Rice Production At Agriculture Fair

Stakeholders at the just-ended National Agriculture Fair (NAF) held at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) in Suakoko, Bong County, have lavished praises on… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Fisheries Boss Calls for Concerted Efforts in the Ratification of the '2012 Cape Town Agreement'

The Director-General of Liberia's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Madam Emma Metieh Glassco is admonishing all governments consistent with international best… Read more »

Liberia: Citizens of Ziah Region in Diaspora Appeal to President Weah to Build Farm-to-Market Road Linking Tappita

Amid President George Manneh Weah's much anticipated maiden tour of the counties, a group of diaspora citizens hailing from the Ziah region in Nimba County are calling on him to… Read more »

Liberia: Pres. Weah Hopes to Rekindle Interest in Agriculture, but Putting Plan Into Action Remains a Daunting Task

KICKING OFF his first national county tour since assuming the Liberian presidency, President George Manneh Weah, in Gbarnga, Bong County last Friday to launch the National… Read more »

Liberia: LFSP Boosts Cocoa Farming in Grand Gedeh, River Gee Counties

The Liberian Forest Sector Project (LFSP), with support from the Government of Norway through the World Bank has boosted the hopes of about 2,000 cocoa farmers in South Eastern… Read more »

Liberia: National Agriculture Fair to Promote Agro-Business in Liberia Kicks Off Next Week

The Ministry of Agriculture has officially announced the holding of a national agriculture fair aimed at showcasing and promoting the country's agriculture sector. Read more »

Liberia: Ministry of Finance, Agriculture Ministry Hold Dialogue With Private and International Actors On Increasing Cocoa, Rice Production

In his recent State of the Nation Address, President Weah noted that: "his government is determined to ensure that Liberia has a vibrant agriculture sector to ensure food security… Read more »

Liberia: Liberians in U.S. Launch Investment Group to Invest in Health, Real Estate and Agriculture

Dr. Stella Jefferies is a Liberian who works as a healthcare provider in the United States. She is also the CEO of Lib Investments Group, LLC (LIG) which is registered in the… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia, Morocco Sign Bilateral Agreements to Boost Agriculture, Health Sectors

The Government of Liberia and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed three separate bilateral agreements aimed at establishing framework of cooperation in the areas of health, higher… Read more »

Liberia: Absolutely No Group or Organization Responsible to Set the Prices of Cocoa

The Administration of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has warned that there is absolutely no group or organization responsible to set the prices of… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Protects Small-Scale Fishers From Chinese Super-Trawler Threat

The Liberian government has refused to issue fishing licenses to a fleet of six Chinese-flagged supertrawlers, safeguarding local livelihoods and food security. The vessels would… Read more »

Liberia: Chocolate - Made in Liberia - Local Producing Factory Hopeful of a Better Future

It all started in 2017 when some students and staff in the Agriculture Department at the Liberia International Christian College (LICC) in Ganta City began experimenting with… Read more »

Liberia: Cocoa Stakeholders Hold Strategic Conference On the Sector - Brainstorms Exporting Quality Cocoa From Liberia

Stakeholders of Liberia's Cocoa sector have concluded a day-long annual season Kickoff Conference to symbolically commence this year's cocoa season. Read more »

Liberia: NaFAA Set to Issue Sanitary Certificates On Fish Products" - Says Director General Glassco

The Director-General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority says NaFAA will shortly begin issuing sanitary certificates to institutions or individuals importing and… Read more »

Liberia: General Agriculture and Allied Workers Union of Liberia At Mano Palm Oil Plantation Debunks Report of Pending Strike Action

The Workers Union at the Mano Palm Oil Plantation (MPOP) has dispelled media reports that employees of the company are planning to stage a peaceful protest to stall normal working… Read more »

Liberia: Ministry of Agriculture Empowers Local Agri-Entrepreneurs to Boost Rice and Cassava Production

In a bid to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture sector, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) with funding from the World Bank has awarded contracts to 10 smallholder… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia to Conduct National Fish Stock Assessment

The Director-General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has disclosed that Liberia is to shortly conduct its first ever comprehensive independent national… Read more »

Liberia: NaFAA Negotiates for 10 Liberian Seafarers to Work On International Tuna Vessels Flying Liberian Flag

In fulfillment of the CDC-led Government plan to empower skilled and trained Liberian Seamen, the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has disclosed that it has… Read more »

Liberia: NaFAA Reacts to Environmental Justice Foundation's Assertions On Chinese Trawlers - Says It's Inciteful

The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) says it registers with utmost dismay, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) report Captioned "Liberian Fishing… Read more »

Liberia: International Restrictions, EU's Proximity Put Chinese Fishing Vessels License Quest in Limbo

To license or not to license? That's the question the Liberian government through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NAAFA), have been grappling with since six… Read more »

Liberia: Kpallah Town Residents Bemoan Eminent Danger Posed By Over 100-Year-Old Cotton Tree

As the rainy season intensifies in Liberia, residents of Kpallah Town in Brewerville City, outside Monrovia have alarmed over the threat an old cotton tree which has been standing… Read more »

Liberia: National Fisheries Authority Decries the Use of Used Diapers to Smoke Fish

The Director-General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Madam Emma Metieh Glassco, has alarmed over the use of used baby pampers by some individuals to… Read more »

Liberia: GVL Management Alarms Increase Palm Theft At Concession Areas

Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL) says some unknown persons residing in communities within its GVL concession areas in Sinoe County are in the "constant habit" of stealing palms… Read more »

Liberia: House of Representatives Approves Investment Incentive Agreement for Crude Oil Palm Refinery Construction in Liberia

A Seven-year tax break (Investment Incentive Agreement) in favor of Fouani Brothers Corporation for the construction and operations of a crude oil palm refinery was unanimously… Read more »

Liberia: Liberian Fishermen Unite to Oppose the Licensing of Six Chinese Supertrawlers

The arrival in Liberia of six Chinese supertrawlers with the potential to catch over 12,000 tonnes of fish a year - nearly twice the nation's sustainable catch of key fish… Read more »