… after Completion of Farmers Field Schools ProgramIn continuation of revitalizing the Liberian cocoa sector and bolstering “technical knowledge” at a community level, the Solidaridad West Africa-Liberia’s Office has completed a certification honoring program for 1916 farmers from Bong, Lofa, and Nimba counties. The program, which was separately carried out in the three counties, came after farmers completed a 10-month intensive “Cocoa Farmers Field Schools” program that the Solidaridad Office in Liberia conducted under the Liberia Cocoa Sector Improvement Programme (LCSIP). According to him, 1916 farmers from Nimba (774) , Lofa (652)and Bong (490) benefited from the FFS cocoa program. Also in Saclepea, Nimba, where another a batch of 774 farmers where certificated, Jeremiah Yangean, Mayor of Saclepea, lauded Solidaridad-Liberia for the “FFS” program. He, however, called on farmers to extend their set skills to other farmers who did not benefit from the training.

Source: Daily Observer December 23, 2019 05:03 UTC