Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Tue, 07 May 2024 11:49:37 +0000 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:59:54 +0000 Minister Cooper Gets Away with Minimum L$4,999.90 Fine https://www.liberianobserver.com/minister-cooper-gets-away-minimum-l499990-fine -- Mandated to submit to Senate committee’s further investigations The Plenary of the Liberian Senate yesterday imposed a fine of L$4,999.90 (Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars, Ninety Cents) on the Minister of Agriculture, Jeanine M. Cooper. The fine was imposed as a minimum… jbcarter1956@gmail.com (J. Burgess Carter) 2e5af279-868a-48d9-a433-b5e910a7f65a Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:59:54 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily MOA Criticized For Recent Assistance to Farmers https://www.liberianobserver.com/moa-criticized-recent-assistance-farmers The Ministry of Agriculture's (MOA) recent intervention to assist smallholder farmers and other members of the value chain, has come under serious criticism.  According to the sectoral heads who spoke to Daily Observer, they were not involved in the selection processes and… judoemuekollie@gmail.com (Judoemue M. Kollie) 72fb918e-81a9-4cef-935a-7f3773fd7b35 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:20:14 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily MOA Launches Agriculture Matching Grants Worth US$22.38M https://www.liberianobserver.com/moa-launches-agriculture-matching-grants-worth-us2238m -- Minister Cooper Calls for Innovations to Access Grants The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has launched agricultural matching grants worth US$22.38 million to financially empower smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in the sector. The grant program, “the Liberia Agriculture… judoemuekollie@gmail.com (Judoemue M. Kollie) 716144f6-436e-4c0b-bd2e-4b3011f24842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:58:01 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Agriculture Ministry Empowers Several Farmers, Processors with Farm Machineries https://www.liberianobserver.com/agriculture-ministry-empowers-several-farmers-processors-farm-machineries The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has enhanced the capacities of several smallholder farmers and processors with different kinds of farm machinery to increase their productivity. The initiative aims to mitigate the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the lives of Liberian smallholder… judoemuekollie@gmail.com (Judoemue M. Kollie) 1a72c8ac-0707-418e-807e-394547b36dca Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:39:45 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily