Monrovia – Madam Jeanine M. Cooper, the immediate past minister of agriculture, says if Liberia’s Agriculture sector is to develop, there is a need to treat agriculture as a business rather than just sustenance. We can have the best soil scientist, the best crops scientist, if farmers cannot sell what he or she produces you will not move. “Liberia now has a palm oil industry; Liberia now has its own seed plant especially cocoa seeds can now be purchase locally. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy and is also a key sector for human development and economic growth in Liberia. The key sub-sectors are food crops, tree crops, horticultural crops, animal husbandry, and fisheries and aquaculture.

Source: Front Page Africa February 22, 2024 19:55 UTC