Liberia’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr
Florence Chenoweth, on Sunday said that Obasanjo Farms in Liberia would
create about 30,000 job opportunities for the citizens.
Chenoweth made the observation during the dedication ceremony of
Obasanjo Farms Liberia Incorporated at Gbah Foboi, Grand Cape Mount
County, in Liberia. She noted that the Liberian government had focused
its attention on the agriculture sector in its efforts to create jobs
for the people.She, however, urged legislators, chiefs and superintendents from Cape Mount County to advise youths in the area to seize the opportunities presented by the new farm to become productive, while ensuring the area’s development.
Chenoweth stressed that the establishment of Obasanjo Farms would help in addressing on the salient aspects of the government’s efforts to ensure food security. She noted that more than 40 per cent of Liberian children had stunted growth, stressing the need to solve the problem by fast-tracking the production of eggs and poultry in Liberia. ``We need to produce proteins either in beans or meat, with the cattle, goat and piggery produce, in Liberia, so as to ensure balance diets for our people’s nutrition,” she said.
Earlier, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf described President Olusegun Obasanjo as a visionary leader who was responsive to the needs of the people in critical areas.
She commended Obasanjo for his constant support for Liberia and for having faith in the future of the country.
Also speaking, Mr Daniel Atsu, the Group Managing Director of Obasanjo Holdings Limited, said that the farm was set up in anticipation of the adverse effects of global warming and climate change on poultry production in tropical Africa.
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