Smallholder cocoa and oil palm farmers in Bong and Nimba counties have hailed the intervention of global network organization Solidaridad Liberia in their farming activities which has enabled them to learn and adopt best management practices (BMPs) that enable improved crops yields and earnings.
Solidaridad launched a four - year cocoa and oil palm agriculture programs in Liberia in May this year, aimed at equipping thousands of smallholder farmers - both men and women - with training and access to finance to explore the two lucrative sectors.The cocoa rehabilitation and intensification program (CORIP) and the sustainable West Africa oil palm program (SWAPP) funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union are the extension of similar programs in the economies of neighboring Sierra Leone, Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire.The program is being implemented in five counties including Bong, Nimba and Lofa and in 84 different communities here.
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