Des fonds pour les agriculteurs libériens
mediaterre.org | 08 Feb 2012
Le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA) a accordé un prêt de 24,9 millions de dollars au Liberia pour renforcer sa production de cacao et de café, annonce un communiqué publié jeudi à New York. Selon le communiqué, cette facilité est destinée à réduire la pauvreté parmi les communautés rurales du Liberia, qui souffrent toujours des effets des conflits passés. (...)
 Liberia | Agriculture | Poverty Reduction

Liberia: Technology Eyed to Improve Lives of Women
AllAfrica.com | 15 Mar 2011
In the densely populated community of Paynesville on the outskirts of Liberia's capital, scores of women are doing hard labor. "I am here crushing rocks to feed my children and send them to school," said Annie Wheayee, a 60-year-old mother of eight. She and the other women here crush large rocks to sell to the construction industry. As Liberia continues to recover from decades of conflict, building projects have increased, more and more women are joining the rock crushing brigades.
 Liberia | Economics and the Environment | Health and Environment | Industry | Poverty Reduction

Liberia - Ivorian Refugee Influx and Food Security, January 2011
feedproxy.google.com | 10 Feb 2011
Since the second round of the Ivorian presidential election in November 2010, a flow of refugees fleeing violence in Western Côte d'Ivoire has been arriving in Nimba County. As of January 6 2011, UNHCR had registered some 22,828 refugees, with new arrivals estimated at 400 to 600 per day. These refugees are presently located in some 23 isolated rural communities along the border, and are staying with host households.
 Liberia | Agriculture | Food Security

Libya Recommits to Development Projects
AllAfrica.com | 13 Jan 2011
Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf returned home over the weekend following a two-day visit to Libya where she held discussions with Libyan leader Muammar El Gaddafi and high-ranking officials of the Libyan Government. The two leaders reviewed Libyan-funded projects in Liberia and overall...
 Liberia | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Climate and Atmosphere | Climate Change Adaptation | Poverty Reduction

LIBERIA: Searching for solutions to land disputes
IRIN News | 17 Nov 2010
With close to 25 years surveying land and helping resolve land disputes, J. Patrick Vanie has unrivalled expertise on the nuances of land ownership in Nimba County. I know this county right down to my fingertips, says Vanie. But Nimbas land commissioner admits to feeling swamped by an...
 Liberia | Food Security | Land Tenure Issues

Liberia: WFP Celebrates World Food Day
AllAfrica.com | 21 Oct 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, October 15, 2010 marked World Food Day by celebrating the bold leadership and outstanding contributions of national governments toward lasting solutions to hunger and malnutrition.
 Liberia | Food Security | Poverty Reduction

Liberia: EPA Warns Local Fishermen With African Herbs
AllAfrica.com | 19 Apr 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency in Harper had discovered the usage of harmful traditional African herb by fishermen and farmers in rural Maryland and Grand Kru Counties.
 Liberia | Environmental Awareness | Education | and Public Participation | Fisheries

LRCFP Convenes Partnership Confab On Community Forestry
theinformer-lr.com | 09 Sep 2009
The Land Rights and Community Forestry Program (LRCFP), a program of the United States Agency for International development (USAID), convenes a daylong Annual Review Meeting with its partners on tomorrow, 8 September 2009, in Sinkor.
 Liberia | Commercial Forestry

Credibility of Liberia's forestry reform programme at point of collapse, warns Global Witness
globalwitness.org | 31 Aug 2009
The credibility of Liberia's forestry reform programme (1), one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken in the tropics, has been brought to the point of collapse with the Inter-Ministerial Concession Commission's (IMCC) (2) approval of the latest round of Forest Management Contracts (FMCs) (3).
 Liberia | Forest Quality

Sober Reflection On Forest Contract Awards Crucial
The Analyst | 18 Aug 2009
The Communications and Media Consultant, Syrenius Cephus has challenged the government and people of Liberia to take into serious consideration the financial capabilities, solemn commitment as well as community service programs of logging companies bidding for management contracts as the country takes steps to open up its forest industry.
 Liberia | Biodiversity