Liberia: Minister of Agriculture pens 3 projects to empower farmers

Published 2021년 9월 9일

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Liberia has entered into agreements with the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the International Funds for Agricultural Development to boost crop production and empower farmers. These projects, which include a US$72 million agricultural project and a fund for Liberian agribusinesses, are set to be executed over the next five years in 13 counties, focusing on the food crops value chain, infrastructure development, and climate change resilience. The Ministry is also transitioning from subsistence to mechanized farming and has donated agri-machinery to farmers for the production of staple foods.
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The Ministry of Agriculture has signed three new projects with partners to empower farmers in Liberia to increase crop production. The projects were signed with the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and the International Funds for Agricultural Development, respectively. Liberia's Minister of Agriculture, Jeanie Cooper made the disclosure Thursday, September 9, 2021, in a weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Information in Monrovia. Minister Cooper further disclosed in June 2021, the ministry also signed a US$72 million agricultural project. She says the project will be executed over the next five years in 13 counties, specifically focusing on the food crops value chain, infrastructure development through the building of farm-to-market roads, and increasing resilience to climax change. The new project includes a fund to pave 40 kilometers of road from Tappita, Nimba County to Totota, Bong Country. The project's focus is to provide cash grants to Liberian agribusinesses, ...
Source: All Africa

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