The Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has strengthened the capacities of several farmers and agripreneurs with grants to enable them to increase productivity and commercialize. The matching grant program is under the Liberia Agriculture Commercialization Fund (LACF), a component of the projects at the Ministry of Agriculture. The Mayor River Women Initiative Cooperative, comprises mostly women farmers who are engaged in rice and vegetables production. We have used a portion of the money to buy a vehicle that will enable us to transport farmers' produce to the factory for processing. For his part, a vegetable farmer in Margibi County, Alphonso Quamele mentioned that vegetables farming in Liberia is not yet a profitable venture for his group and others, due to many constraints.

Source: Daily Observer December 12, 2022 18:43 UTC