The Paynesville City Corporation (PCC), in collaboration with Fabrar Liberia and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), over the weekend launched the first harvest of an urban rice project in Duport Road, Paynesville. The urban rice project, owned by PCC with support from Fabrar Liberia and UNMIL, aims at enhancing urban agriculture in Paynesville City by addressing youth unemployment and sustaining food security for vulnerable households. She said that the quick impact project, managed by FABRAR Liberia Inc. under UNMIL, lasted for 6 months. During the tour, the operating manager at Fabrar Liberia, Whykies B. Mentee, said the company is engaged in the milling and processing of seed rice and selling to consumers. He however encouraged local farmers to bring any quantity of rice as Fabrar is capable of processing in huge quantity.

Source: Daily Observer March 19, 2018 02:15 UTC