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Liberia with vast tracts of arable lands suitable for rice cultivation, was forced to import 70% of the rice consumed
Liberian President Joseph N. Boakai officially launched an ambitious six-year agriculture plan to make Liberia self-sufficient in food production. He expressed regret that Liberia, with vast tracts of arable lands suitable for rice cultivation, was forced to import 70% of the rice consumed.
The President called for a complete change of the situation, disclosing that the country spends scarce foreign exchange resources on importing food items that can be produced here in the country. Resources spent on importing rice, he said, should be channeled into building roads, schools, and health facilities and creating jobs to develop our human capital.
The National Agriculture Development Plan (NADP), President Boakai said that Liberia has the potential to reinvigorate the country’s agricultural sector and reach self-sufficiency in food production. In these challenging times of climate change and economic crises undermining human civilization across the globe, the President who served as Agriculture Minister during the reign of the People’s Redemption Council (PRC), said ensuring food security for the people should remain paramount.
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The President disclosed that the government would train farmers in modern agricultural technologies and empower them with resources to undertake large-scale cooperative farms. He emphasized that the NADP would revolutionize agriculture practices, making it a smart, lucrative business that would attract all Liberians, especially the youth. He promised to deploy the political will to motivate all farmers to embark on this make-or-break agricultural journey.
