Feed Liberia Campaign Launches on CHAP’s Climate Change SRI-RICE Harvest Field Day

The Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP) has officially launched its Feed Liberia Campaign on its Climate Change SRI-RICE Harvest Field Day. During the launch, the Deputy Minister for Regional Development Research and Extension at the Ministry of Agriculture, Moses Gbanyan,expressed his support for the project.The campaign aims to reduce poverty, promote domestic food production, and create jobs, in line with the Government of Liberia’s ARREST Agenda. A key focus of the campaign is the transformation of waste lands into productive areas using cutting-edge technologies such as System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Climate Resilient Rice Production (CRRP). The launch took place at CHAP’s farm in Du Port Road Zubah town, where Executive Director Rev. Robert Bimba emphasized the importance of utilizing waste lands to benefit local communities. He expressed gratitude to the Government of Liberia, Jubilee Justice, the Ministry of Agriculture, Concern Worldwide, RICOWAS, Irish Aid, and UNDP for their continuous support in the agricultural sector through CHAP.

Rev. Bimba highlighted the need for Liberian farmers to maximize the use of waste lands and grow more rice in order to reduce or eliminate rice importation in the country. CHAP is actively working with hundreds of community members to create job opportunities and empower the community to feed themselves and send their children to school. During the launch, partners including Concern Worldwide, UNDP, and the Ministry of Agriculture expressed their commitment to supporting CHAP and commended the Executive Director for his dedication to the cause. [For more information see the sources of this post: CHAP facebook post and a March 25 article in the Daily Observe.]