The corn farming project is an initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs through its communal farming program targeted at mobilizing local communities in agriculture with technical support from the Ministry of Agriculture. Speaking at the opening an inception workshop on Tuesday, Madam Njie praised the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in particular Minister Varney A. Sirleaf who has been instrumental in reawakening communal farming in Liberia. The release quotes the FAO Boss as saying in addition to the corn project, 230 hectares of land have identified for another project in low land rice production. Meanwhile, the Minister of Internal Affairs Honorable Varney A. Sirleaf described the corn project as a good beginning for communal farming in Liberia. Also speaking was Commerce Minister, Professor Wilson Tarpeh who commended the Ministry of Internal Affairs for revitalizing communal farming.

Source: Front Page Africa March 04, 2020 03:11 UTC