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Newsletter of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia - October 2012 Newsletter of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia - October 2012 FAO Liberia Country Profile: A Précis FAO REPRESENTATION IN LIBERIA NEWSLETTER Monrovia, Liberia No. 6 October 2012 FAO Liberia Staff AO was founded on October 16, 1945 in Quebec, “FAO’s Agriculture Peace Corps” were trained and assigned F Canada by 42 countries including Liberia, and was internship positions in Nimba, Grand Gedeh, and Maryland established in Liberia in 1977, with its offices based in the Counties living and working in communities with farmers. Ministry of Agriculture. FAO Liberia believes that agriculture is After the internship period they will receive certificates and an essential enabler for food security, poverty recommendation letters for possible employment. According reduction, sustainable development, and peacefulco-existence. to the farmers, the involvement of the interns has directly Comprising a neatly woven line-up of highly motivated, increased production by 50% in some areas. As the interns enabled, and professional team of diverse staff, FAO Liberia is help increase production, they are also acquiring field the biggest partner of the Government in agriculture and experiences for future job placement opportunities. coordinates a wide range of partners involved in supporting agricultural activities. Assistance to Ivoirian Refugees and Host Communities Activities and Interventions FAO has been a forerunner in providing essential food produc- Since 2008, FAO has stepped up its interventions, working in tion and technical interventions in helping refugees and all the 15 counties of Liberia.. The Organization continues to affected communities. The large influx of refugees to Liberia, in support the Government and people of Liberia in efforts early 2011, due to the political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire placed aimed at boosting agricultural production and natural tremendous pressure on an already volatile food security situa- resource development through provision of expert services, tion in rural Liberia (mainly Nimba, Grand Gedeh, assistance in policy formulation, strengthening of the forestry Maryland Counties). sector, assessments, rehabilitation of critically needed FAO, Government of Liberia, and other agriculture sec- lowland farming infrastructure and schemes, provision of criti- tor partners have been providing assistance to both refugees cally needed tools and planting materials, introduction of and host families in production of vegetable, cassava, upland improved technologies, revitalization of the seed bank , and lowland rice and – to a small extent - livestock breeding. support to fisheries, livestock, and institutional and human Assistance ranged from training in improved production capacity building. Achieving food security through the methodology to provision of critically needed inputs (seeds and application of modern farming methods and collaboration with tools), technical backstopping, and field support. To date, FAO other agriculture sector partners within the framework of UN- and partners have supported over 7,700 households. DAF and FAO’s five cross-cutting strategic objectives is key. Working hard for a world without hunger, FAO’s Challenges Ahead mandate covers agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fishery. FAO’s overarching objective is agriculture, forestry, fisheries In Liberia, the Organization has promoted agricultural produc- and livestock, which includes support to the government tion, aided forestry programmes, encouraged livestock and around policy formulation and application. FAO’s Country fishery development initiatives including the establishment of Programming Framework (CPF) – launched in October a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, modern fishery facilities in 2012 - is the Organization’s main tool and compass guiding its Montserrado, Grand Kru, and Grand Bassa Counties and activities. Hence, FAO, as lead government partner in agricul- poultry facilities in Lofa, Bong and Nimba counties. ture, shares the enormous challenges the country’s agriculture In Liberia, FAO - through EU Food Facility Project - sector faces. Due to 14 years internecine warfare assisted in building the capacity of CARI (Central Agricultural (1999 – 2003), the lack of adequate farming tools, improved Research Institute) for the production of certified, Government of Liberia, FAO quality seeds, required technical skills to engage in rice, pre-certified, and foundation seed rice for farmers. FAO in vegetable, tuber, livestock, fishery, and poultry production led this regard assigned an international seed expert at CARI to a very low agricultural productivity in Liberia. The gaps that led to the resumption of the production of foundation created were huge and ripple effects are still apparent today, seeds for the first time in Liberia since 1990, a major Launch CPF mainly in the refugee-affected counties. This is compounded milestone for the country’s seed rice initiative. by the lack of proper training on storage, seed production, In a bid to support Government of Liberia's youth marketing, post-harvest crop management and value addition Liberians Developing Liberian Agriculture empowerment (development and employment) program, FAO that are supposed to help community households build led the Center Songhai Liberia- initiative through expertise resilience. Consequently, there are still many, many things to and project support. In early 2012 FAO selected 27 of the 150 be done in finally unleashing the enormous potential in graduates of the Center Songhai Liberia Initiative and 15 sen- agriculture for a country that is bountifully endowed with the ior agriculture students (as interns) from the University of World Food Day 2012 Theme: “Agricultural Cooperatives: Key to Feeding the World” right soil, climate, and ecologies for growing food. Liberia, Cuttington University, and Tubman University) to serve in the implementation of GoL/FAO projects. The Newsletter of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia - October 2012 Newsletter of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia - October 2012 value addition and diversification, and the strengthening of human and institutional capacities of public and private Rural women in Bong, Lofa, Nimba Counties ... FOREWORD sectors, as well as better natural resources management. An effective agriculture sector is what Liberia needs Acquire Skills in Poultry Feeds Production Mr. Jean-Alexandre Scaglia for its long-term development. The potential for agriculture in Liberia is huge, and agriculture is one of the key sectors for the FAO Representative in Liberia social and economic development of the country. Agriculture utritious poultry feeds are availability of enough feeds. poultry, and a hand pump, and represents a fantastic source of employment and income N key to a sustainable poul- Mrs Musu Barto, Presi- has received training. The group generation, especially for women and youth. Hence, agriculture try production in Liberia, say dent of the Bong County Rural now produces crops and tubers n Thursday, 4th October 2012 at 11am, the Government must continue to be a fundamental priority for the future rural women in Bong, Lofa and Women Structure, said: “We which they sell for income gen- O of Liberia (GoL), represented by its Minister of Agricul- sustainable growth of the country. Nimba Counties. have 19 structures in 13 districts eration, use for family support, or ture (MoA), Dr. Florence Chenoweth, and the Food It is important to note that the CPF places emphasis on The women, drawn mainly with 1,500 members. 90% of our seeds for planting. She says: and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), local and national ownership, by putting Liberians in the from districts and communities members are women. From this “We now produce chickens, represented by myself as Country Representative in drivers‟ seat. The CPF is based on a set of nationally defined Liberia, jointly launched the FAO/GoL Country Programming priorities and objectives expressed in key Government policy in the three counties, spoke at training we are going to start beans, rice, vegetables, and sell Framework (CPF) in Monrovia in the presence of government documents and strategies, such as, for instance, the Draft the end of a two-day intensive planting the crops and producing them to restaurants in Gbarnga. officials, Representatives of Diplomatic Missions accredited Poverty Reduction Strategy-Two (2013 – 2017) and Liberia training, focusing on chicken the feeds for our chickens.” She Sometimes they call us to supply in Liberia, Heads of United Nations Agencies and Rising – Vision 2030. feed formulation, in Gbarnga, then lauded FAO, the Govern- them. We can now send our chil- Programs, Representatives of National and International Importantly, in order to ensure consistency with the UN Bong County in early Septem- ment of Liberia, and other part- dren to school and help our- NGOs, and the Liberian Press Corps. System, the CPF has formed the basis for FAO’s input into the ber. The training, organized by ners for the assistance. “They selves with our susu (savings) The launch of the CPF for the period 2012-2015 United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) strengthens the longstanding collaboration and partnership 2013-2017 for Liberia. It will also guide FAO’s engagement into the Ministry of Agriculture, the started with us in 2008 and gave club. Our group is getting bigger.” between FAO and the Government of Liberia.
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