Washington Tumay Watson <\/em><\/strong>onewash9@gmail.com<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n MONROVIA – David Taigbailee, Executive Director of the Agriculture Research Consortium, has revealed that the organization has provided training for several Margibi County farmers.<\/p>\n According to Mr. Taigbailee, the training was beneficial for the cash crop and vegetable growers in Kakata City and Margibi County.<\/p>\n He said that the one-day training was primarily focused upon the best agronomic practices in vegetable and coco production.<\/p>\n Taigbailee said that with the help of local farmers, they will be able produce more crops by being trained.<\/p>\n He said, the next county\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Taigbailee said the need for empowering local farmers should be the government\u2019s full concern, mostly in rural Liberia.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s food security.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n He stated that the best way for farmers produce more crops is to be empowered and trained.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n \t\t