To Enhance Empowerment: Margibi Co. -Trained Local Farmers
Washington Tumay Watson onewash9@gmail.com
MONROVIA – David Taigbailee, Executive Director of the Agriculture Research Consortium, has revealed that the organization has provided training for several Margibi County farmers.
According to Mr. Taigbailee, the training was beneficial for the cash crop and vegetable growers in Kakata City and Margibi County.
He said that the one-day training was primarily focused upon the best agronomic practices in vegetable and coco production.
Taigbailee said that with the help of local farmers, they will be able produce more crops by being trained.
He said, the next county’s farmers to benefit from their training will be Grand Bassa, stressing that the training of farmers is key to the improvement of food security in Liberia.
Taigbailee said the need for empowering local farmers should be the government’s full concern, mostly in rural Liberia.
He said the government needs to partner with local organizations that are engaged into building the capacity of farmers as a means of making Liberia’s food security.
The Agriculture Research Consortium’s Executive Director stated that the organization is willing and able to partner with the Ministry of Agriculture to train local farmers, mostly organically, across the country.
He stated that the best way for farmers produce more crops is to be empowered and trained.
Source: New republic liberia
