ECOWAS Agroecology Program in Liberia

Project Overview

1. ECOWAS Agroecology Program in Liberia (July 2023 – March 2025)
In collaboration with AfricaRice and SUAYELLE Multipurpose Cooperative, this project aims to address climate and environmental challenges by training farmers in lowland integrated rice-fish farming and swamp margin vegetable production in Bong County.

• Location: Gbartala, Yelleh-Quelleh District
• Targeted Farmers: 200 | Trained: 317 (M: 200; F: 117)
• Master Farmers Trained: 55 (M: 35; F: 20) to provide field-level support post-project
• Demonstration Site: 2 hectares (19 plots @ 25m x 30m each) with full irrigation infrastructure (bunds, drains, canals, spillways)
• Production Inputs: 4,500 tilapia fingerlings across 6 rice-fish plots; planted Nerica L-19 and LAC-23 rice varieties