PHOTO: Farmers in Maryland receiving farming implements
By Charles Gbayor, maorethason1997@gmail.com
HARPER, Liberia- Farmers in the southeastern Maryland County under the banner of the Cassava Transformation Corporative has received a consignment of farming equipment funded by the European Union (EU).
Receiving the donation here recently, the farmers appreciated the EU which has been collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture for the farming equipment intended to enhance their productivity and improve their activities in the County
The donation ceremony was held in Boneken, Karluway, district #3, Maryland and it brought cassava farmers, EU representatives, Maryland County Agriculture Coordinator Christian Nickel Natt, and members of the Cassava Transformation Corporative, among others.
Materials donated to the Cooperative include 4 pieces of Gari fryer, 15 pairs of feet wears, 500-gallon Polytank, one dewatering machine, one set of Seiver, two pieces of tube and wheelbarrows, among others.
Winston Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Cassava Transformation Corporative lauded both the Ministry of Agriculture and the EU for the donation, which he said would go a long way in buttressing their farming effort.
“I’m overwhelmed; I will, first of all, give thanks to the Liberian government for keeping the peace and supporting farmers through donor funds,” said Mr. Johnson.
He welcomed the presence of the EU in Liberia and expressed thanks to them for collaborating with the Ministry in ensuring Liberian farmers are fully supported.
“We are not the first and we will not be the last, because the European Union through its CDO has been working assiduously with farmers in the country. So, we are happy to meet our objectives, knowing the mandate we have to ensure that we help the government in fighting hunger in Liberia,” the Cassava Transformation Corporative official added.
He stressed that with the mandate from the County Agriculture Coordinator, the project will gradually grow from its previous 1.3 metric tons to at least four to five metric tons.