Liberia: Ellen Calls for Agriculture, Food Production

May 13, 2014 | Rewina Juduh, AllAfrica
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President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has encouraged Liberians to return to the soil and engage in agriculture and food production, noting the rewards are immense "though farming is hard work."

President Sirleaf challenged Liberians to use uninhabited parcels of land around their surroundings in making small gardens and farms as this will help to address the problem of food sufficiency.

The President herself a farmer, said Liberians can stripe to fight hunger in many ways, including supporting farmers, providing funding, through technical assistance; but most especially, by themselves getting back to the soil.