Entry: Bill Guyton
Dear Readers,
On February 15, I joined over 400 participants for the “New Liberia – Open for Business” Forum, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa, International Finance Corporation and OPIC in Washington, DC. Her Excellency President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s first democratically elected female President, and Africa’s first female Head of State, provided an inspirational keynote address.
In the afternoon, I moderated a workshop on agriculture and forestry where Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Chris Toe, provided an outline of the national plan and investment opportunities. The panelists described the current status and potential for rubber, palm oil, and cocoa production in the country. Jeff Morgan from Mars Inc. talked about efforts underway by the World Cocoa Foundation and key partners to support cocoa growing communities in Liberia. Here is a link to the presentation.
These are exciting times for Liberia, moving from an era of political crisis and conflict, to economic development and reform. We congratulate President Johnson Sirleaf and we look forward to working with cocoa farming communities in Liberia.
Comments (6)
The farmers in Liberia need more training in both crop production(all level of training relating to crop production) and marketing cooperative manangement and marketing. There is a need that govenment provide grant opportunties to farmers base on merit not the old way where loan and grant s can only be given to the have and the big guys but not the have not the grassroot farmers.
The Liberian Produce marketing corporation needs to have more technical and trained staff the descipline of agriculture and coop manaement.
I will be available any questions with regard to African agriculture mostly west Africa.
Thnaks
Suliman V. Kamara
Marketing coordinator
World Peas cooperative/NESFP
(Agronomist)
646-284-1051
Posted by Suliman V. Kamara | April 17, 2007 10:57 PM
Posted on April 17, 2007 22:57
WCF.
These lines come from Morten Scholer, Senior Adviser in International Trade Centre, ITC - a UN organization in Switzerland. I deal with Coffee, Cocoa and a few other products.
In 2001 I coordinated the publication of "Cocoa - A guide to trade practice" which you may know. If not, then I can provide copies.
I read with interest Bill Guyton's and Jeffrey Morgans (Mars) text on the Liberia meetings in Washington D.C. on 15.2. Two colleagues of mine were present, but not re cocoa. We are in close contact with the Min. of Commerce in Liberia re selected products, incl. Cocoa. Could you please provide the e-mail addresses of the two gentlemen as I would like to contact them. Alternatively you could maybe forward this text to the two and they may then decide whether they wish to contact me.
Thanks in advance.
Morten Scholer.
ITC Geneva, scholer@intracen.org
Phone: +41 22 730 0378.
Th. 17 May, 2007
Posted by Morten Scholer | May 17, 2007 2:31 PM
Posted on May 17, 2007 14:31
Attention!
I am writing from Karamasap Agriculture Development Industry(KAID) a newly arrived Company operated by Liberian from Ghana.
We are highly interest in the cocoa farming from our own experienced in Ghana, we are returning to our soild Liberia to begin our production we just registred our company this month with the Liberia government.
We will be glad for funding to enable us start this process in Zorzor Lofa county Republic of Liberia.Please help to direct us to possible funders.
We will be glad to hear from you.
Yours Sincerely,
Dorbor K. Marvie
General Manager.
KAID.
email:kaidagro@yahoo.com
Tel.+231-621-2652/+2316780973
Posted by Dorbor K. Marvie | April 16, 2009 10:46 AM
Posted on April 16, 2009 10:46
I am Liberian National who will be completed an Associate of Applied Science degree programe from the Muscatine Community College,Department of Agriculture Muscatine,Iowa U.S.A.
I'm Marylander,Southeastern Liberia who want to return to Liberia for farming operation in cocoa production but doesn't have the means therefore,I'm interested into you helping me to start that operations.
Posted by Samuel Tanwin Gwesinie | December 31, 2009 8:39 AM
Posted on December 31, 2009 08:39
We are interested to buy cacao from your country so pls. inform us which exporters are serious.
Thanks in advance,
Mike Rouc.
Posted by Dutch Wing Holding b.v. | July 18, 2010 9:05 AM
Posted on July 18, 2010 09:05
Its great to see the president living up to the expectations of the people right the same day day she was elected as the president. I am confident that with under such a leadership liberia is going to transform to its best.
Thanks
Collin paul
Learn Forex
Posted by collin | August 26, 2010 8:03 AM
Posted on August 26, 2010 08:03