Liberia: How Lack of Knowledge of Our Soils Hamper Agriculture Productivity in Liberia

Sep 5, 2017 | Solomon C. Hedd-Williams
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The soil is a farmer's silent partner and the basis of farming. It is the basic resource of the agricultural development of any nation. Its knowledge, understanding, and conservation will yield the sustainable production of food and other agricultural activities and remains a matter of vital importance to the growth and development of the agricultural sector of any nation, not to mention, our nation, Liberia. As Liberia enters a new era of growth and development, it is imperative and my ardent hope that the new administration will embrace innovation and modern technologies associated with the holistic improvement of our underperforming agriculture sector. The incoming administration is advised not to give lip service to our Nation most vital employment driven and poverty reduction sector, the agricultural-sector. The challenge for agricultural growth and development in Liberia cannot be overemphasized and requires legislative involvement, adequate budgetary support, and funding to give it the required jump start, it needs. The time to be innovative and holistic in our nation's approach on how we plan our agriculture development agenda is becoming more imminent and has never been so pressing. We have to start with the natural resource that we have so abundantly, the arable land, soil and its education.