LADA launched the Seeds Voucher Fairs under its COVID-19 Food Security and Early Economic Recovery Response for Smallholder Farmers On June 4, 2020. Monrovia – The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is having devastating effects on the agriculture and food security of Liberians, mainly smallholder farmers. Significantly, access to good quality rice seeds to cultivate local rice, which is the main staple of Liberians, remains a challenge for many producers particularly during this planting period of the rice farming season. On June 4, 2020, LADA launched the Seeds Voucher Fairs under its COVID-19 Food Security and Early Economic Recovery Response for Smallholder Farmers. “We are very much impressed for the provision of seed rice, especially during this critical health crisis.

Source: Front Page Africa June 15, 2020 20:58 UTC