Monrovia — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia in July have completed the handover of sixty-six pieces of farm machineries to twenty-one women farmers' cooperatives engaged in rice and vegetable production in four counties: Bong, Foya, Gbarpulo and Lofa. The 66 farm machines cost over one hundred and three thousand United Stated dollars ($103,000). According to the FAO Representative in Liberia, Madam Mariatou Njie, introducing modern farm machines to farmers is changing the face of Agriculture in Liberia.
Presenting the first set of twenty-four farm machineries to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, the International Project Coordinator of FAO in Liberia, Madam Mariatou Dagnoko said "the hard works of land preparation, harvesting and threshing paddy rice will be lifted and done in few time duration now with farm machines". She added this event is the beginning of series of handing over of farm machines to farmers within the project's four implementing counties.
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