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FAO and FDA Conduct a Community Forest Management Planning Workshop in Grand Gedeh County
16/02/2021
Monrovia, Liberia - February 16, 2021 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) conducted a Community Forest Management Planning workshop in...
FAO hosts a Three-Day Training Workshop funded by The United Arab Emirates in Bong County
21/01/2021
Bong, Liberia - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a three-day training workshop on Intensive Vegetable Production, Farm Business Management, and Marketing for Lead farmers,...
The Resident Coordinator of the UN in Liberia and the FAO Country Rep. Visit Several Project Sites in Liberia
04/01/2021
The Resident Coordinator (RCO) of the United Nations in Liberia Dr. Kingsley O. Amaning accompanied the FAO Country Representative Madam Mariatou Njie and staff to various FAO project sites around Liberia....
FAO-EU FLEGT Signs Letter of Agreement with the National Benefit Sharing Trust Board
14/12/2020
Monrovia, Liberia - December 14, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the EU FLEGT programme signed a letter of agreement with the National Benefit Sharing...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Partnership with the United Arab Emirates Donates Motorbikes to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Agriculture Research Institute
01/12/2020
Gardnesville, Liberia - December 1, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) turned over several motorbiles to the...
FAO with Support from the European Union Handover Equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Agriculture Research Institute
01/12/2020
Gardnesville, Liberia - December 1, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with support from the European Union (EU) handed over several equipment to the Ministry...
FAO and EU Support National Efforts for Equitable Benefit-Sharing in Liberia
26/11/2020
FAO and the EU extend support to Government institutions and NGOs to develop capacities and tools to ensure forest communities benefit from commercial logging Monrovia, LiberiaThe FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance...
National Consultative Meeting on Formulation of Liberia’s Application for Codex Trust Fund
25/11/2020
Monrovia, Liberia - November 25, 2020 – FAO Country Rep Madam Mariatou Njie in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) attended the national consultative meeting for the formulation of...
FAO-ECTAD attends the graduation ceremony of Community Animal Health Workers at the University of Liberia
14/11/2020
Monrovia, Liberia - November 14, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), attended the graduation ceremony of Community Animal...
FAO supports the Forestry Development Authority with training workshop in Fishtown, River Gee
05/10/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations travelled to River Gee, Liberia, with the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) to support their training workshop on community forestry management planning...
FAO-ECTAD Donates Safety Equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture, Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
02/10/2020
Monrovia, Liberia - October 2, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) donated biosafety equipment and materials procured with...
FAO hosts Closing Workshop for the Integrated Sustainable System of Rice Development Project Funded by the Government of Japan
30/09/2020
Gbarnga, Liberia - September 30, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA)...
FAO launches Blended Learning Programme for GoL Policymakers on “Responsible Investment in Agriculture” in Liberia
07/09/2020
Monrovia, Liberia - September 7, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany conducted its...
FAO with Additional Support from UNPeacebuilding Fund and the Joint Programme on Rural Women Economic Empowerment Donate Track Crawling Power Tillers and Computers to the Ministry of Agriculture
28/08/2020
Gardnesville, Liberia - August 28, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with additional support from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) and the Joint...
The Food and Agriculture Organization in Collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Justice Donate Motorized Cassava Grater to Gbarnga Central Prison
10/08/2020
Gbarnga, Liberia - August 10, 2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ)...
FAO advances One-Health coordination in Liberia
06/02/2020
In collaboration with the One Health coordination platform, activities and policy analysis documents were validated.Monrovia –TheOne Health coordination platform in Liberia has reduced the risk of new emerging pandemics through strengthening...
FAO and MoA enhanced Animal Health Service in Liberia
29/01/2020
Monrovia- In order to improve the animal health services, all the animal health actors including the Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) play a vital role in the prevention, detection and...
FAO, GoL and partners reviewed achievements and constraints in Animal Disease Surveillance and Response (ADSR)
22/01/2020
Monrovia- One Health stakeholders gathered in the One UN House in Monrovia on 21 January 2020 to share and discuss the achievements and problems encountered in the implementation of the...
EU and FAO team up to support GoL in enhancing agricultural research and extension services in Liberia
21/01/2020
Monrovia- The European Union (EU) has contributed over US$2million in support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) efforts to enhance the capacity of the Government...
Government of Japan through FAO, enhanced productivity of smallholder farmers in two breadbasket counties of Liberia
13/01/2020
Monrovia- On a sunny afternoon, in Panta District, Bong County, a group of sixty-five (65) farmers under the name “Kwapaigei Farmers Development Cooperative Society (KFDCS),” harvested fifteen hectares of improved...