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27.10.25
Agriculture production in Liberia faced a major challenge, i.e., limited access to high-quality seeds of important African food crops, including soybeans. Most farmers relied on informal seed networks for the next production season. These networks are crucial for agricultural continuity among farmers, who often lack the technical skills required to determine seed quality. As a result, yields have been low, affecting farmers’ income and undermining Liberia’s quest for food sufficiency.
The EU-funded Seeds4Liberia project, in partnership with the Liberian government, is a crucial initiative to boost Liberia’s seed systems, including soybean. It does this through demand-driven, structured, and regulated seed systems for soybean and other important value chains—rice, cassava, coffee, and fish. The project’s collaboration with key institutions such as the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), the Seed Development and Certification Agency (SDCA), and the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) underscores its importance and support to national development frameworks for enhanced food and nutrition security and job creation in Liberia.