Liberia: Farmers hailed EU-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice Fish Farming System (IRFFS)

Published Apr 4, 2023

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The European Union-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice Fish Farming System (IRFFS) Project in Liberia has been hailed a success by beneficiary farmer groups, with one farmer recording high yields of 5 tons per hectare per year. The project is aimed at improving food and nutritional security, and has introduced labor-saving devices to increase productivity. Plans are in place to train farmers on the maintenance of these machines. The project is being implemented in partnership with national institutions and targets integrated rice-fish farmers, providing them with access to research, innovations, and technologies.

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Beneficiary farmer groups of the EU-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice Fish Farming System (IRFFS) Project have hailed the project's technology after recording high yields. One farmer, Augustine Moore, said that he has recorded three harvests per year- equivalent to 5 tons per hectare, since the adoption of IRFFS technology. Moore told journalists touring the project's beneficiary farms in Margibi County over the weekend. The tour led by the DeSIRA-IRFFS Project Coordinator, Dr. Inoussa Akintayo, saw beneficiaries narrate their adoption journey of the IRRFS technology to journalists. Additionally, the communication and visibility visit allowed participating journalists to witness other activities that the EU-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice Fish Farming System Project team is carrying out to meet its objectives. Alfred Kollie, Assistant Farm Manager at the Karsor Farm, another beneficiary farm of the EU-funded IRFFS project, said that his team has received quality training on the IRFFS ...

Source: All Africa