Representative, District # 3
Food & Agriculture Summit
Fri, Jan 22
|KARNPLAY CITY
Nimba County is Liberia’s largest food-producing region, with District #3 serving as a vital agricultural hub. However, farmers face significant structural constraints, including limited mechanization, high post-harvest losses, and lack of market access. This summit aims to organize smallholder farm
Time & Location
Jan 22, 2027, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
KARNPLAY CITY, 7FGW+XP, Kahnple, Liberia
About the event
1. Core Objectives
Cooperative Integration: Bring together existing groups like the San-Kwadoo Agriculture Cooperative and the Say No-To Hunger Farmers' Multipurpose Cooperative (SNoTHFaMCo) to share resources and best practices.
Infrastructure & Technology Adoption: Discuss strategies to move beyond hand hoes and cutlasses toward mechanized land preparation and irrigation systems.
Value Chain Strengthening: Focus on local processing (e.g., rice milling and cassava value-addition) to reduce dependency on imported goods and create jobs for youth.
Market Access & Risk Management: Identify solutions for high transportation costs and implement climate-risk management tools to protect rain-fed crops.
2. Proposed Summit Agenda