Agriculture
Chief Minister addresses relevance of AI, Technology in Sierra Leone’s Development
AYV News, March 12, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh has underscored the pivotal role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology in Sierra Leone’s future, highlighting their potential to drive economic...
Agriculture
Agriculture Ministry, WFP boost local production
AYV News, February 25, 2025
World Food Programme (WFP) Sierra Leone has taken a significant step toward boosting local rice production with the launch of a...
Agriculture
“Rice price reduction is temporal to enhance affordability”
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka has described the reduction in the wholesale price of imported rice as...
Agriculture
‘Journalist – Farmer’ harvests 5.5 Hectares rice farm
AYV News, December 12, 2024
According to reports, Sierra Leone spends approximately $ 200 million annually on rice imports. Statistically, rice imports account for 35%...
Agriculture
ACC is poised to sanitise Agriculture Sector-ACC Manager
AYV News, September 17, 2024
The Regional Manager of the Anticorruption Commission in the NorthWest Region Fatu Florence Kamara has told staff and volunteers of...
Agriculture
NaCSA meets regional rice value chain Experts in Kambia
The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) concluded a day-long discussion with the Regional Rice Value Chain Project, through its Kambia district office. The...
Agriculture
400 hectares of onion farm harvested in Sierra Leone
President Julius Maada Bio has joined the management of Pee Cee Agriculture Limited and farmers to commence the harvesting of their 400-hectares of onion...
Agriculture
GoSL, EU, UNDCF officially launch ‘Salone Access to Finance’ Project to Empower Farmers
AYV News, March 22, 2024
The Ministry of Planning and economic Development (MoPED), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), the European Union (EU),...
Agriculture
Chief Agricultural Officer assess activities at Torma Bum
Chief Agricultural Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAFS), Prof. Abdulai Y. Jalloh, visited Torma Bum to gain firsthand insights into the...
Agriculture
Chimpanzee Sanctuary engages communities on vegetable gardening
Sustainable alternative livelihood development is one of the key components of the Outamba Kilimi Kuru PensillI Soyah (OKKPS) Project around the Outamba Kilimi National...
Agriculture
Tacugama Project engages communities on Vegetable Gardening
Towards a participative, inclusive and sustainable management of the forest landscape complex of Outamba-Kilimi (Sierra Leone), Kuru Hills (Sierra Leone) and Pinselli-Soya (Guinea) have...