Sierra Leone Diamonds Not Forever, Land Is
The lack of accessible markets has led much of the country's fruit harvest to go to waste, particularly in rural areas, and the sector continues to bear the hallmarks of subsistence, rather than commercial production.
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Sierra Leone:
Diamonds Are Not Forever, but the Land Is
IPS, 31 January 2013
In the village of Makonkonde in western Sierra Leone, Mabinti, who no longer knows her age, sits on a low wooden stool in the dappled shade of several palm trees. She clutches a… Read more »
Communal agriculture.
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Sierra Leone:
Agriculture Key to Koroma's Five Years
Concord, 1 October 2012
Minister of Information and communications, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo who also doubles as the official government spokesman has said that agriculture, which is the backbone to the… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
28 Agriculture Scientists for Advanced Training in Nigeria
Concord, 26 September 2012
Twenty-eight Sierra Leonean agricultural research scientists are to receive advanced training at the renowned International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan,… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Agriculture & Poverty Alleviation in Sierra Leone (1)
Concord, 3 September 2012
Formation of policies is paramount to the success of a given government's programme. In a 2006 "Agriculture Sector Review" conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture in Bangladesh,… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Palm Oil Plant Receives Boost from Business-Plan Competition
State Department, 16 May 2012
This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs. Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
All Set for President Koroma to Launch Kenema Cacao Show
Concord, 19 April 2012
Farmers, business owners and internal tourists from within and outside the country are anxiously awaiting President Ernest Koroma, the Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Food… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Chinese Investors to Boost Rice, Rubber Production
Concord, 19 January 2012
A group of Chinese companies have expressed interest in boosting the rice and rubber production in Sierra Leone's agricultural sector, says the minister of agriculture forestry and… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Australia Provides U.S.$1.5 Million Agriculture Support to Nation
Concord, 13 December 2011
At a ceremony to mark Australia 's support for Sierra Leone's capacity-building in the agricultural sector, the Australian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, HE William (Billy)… Read more »