CGIAR System Organization - Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
CGIAR System Organization - Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
08/22/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/22/2024 14:14
Soils4Liberia Project launch amidst partner engagements to empower Liberia’s agriculture
IITA-CGIARSoil Expert Samuel Mesele attended the EU Productivity to Product, Peers to Peers (P2P) coordination meeting held at the EU office in Monrovia from 23 to 27 July. The meeting was set to coordinate the P2P program, provide updates on the state of play, and discuss strategies to synergize the P2P projects-Seeds4Liberia, Soils4Liberia, and Food Safety. On day 2 of the event, the EU-sponsored Soils4Liberia project was officially approved and slated to begin on 1 August.
The Liberian Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Nuetah, was present at the event alongside other partners from AfricaRice, WorldFish, UNIDO, and CARI. The P2P programs are set to be guided by six principles: the demand-driven approach, the system approach to bring structural changes, the value-chain approach, public-private partnership, effective linkages with the National Agricultural Development Plan, and the strategic focus on nutrition, climate change, and gender approach.