AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCoffee Value Chain: ITC, FUNL and IITA wrapped a weeklong EU ACP Business Friendly Coffee Project field visit across Bong, Nimba, Lofa, Bomi and Montserrado, tracking farmer skills in production, harvesting and processing while flagging market and input limits. Public Finance Oversight: Liberia’s General Auditing Commission published 34 donor-funded project audit reports (about US$300m in annual disbursements), covering sectors from energy and agriculture to fisheries and youth programs. Hospitality Skills for Jobs: Government and partners dedicated Liberia’s first purpose-built National Hospitality Training Center in Paynesville, built for hands-on TVET in hotel and restaurant operations. Anti-Corruption & Security: CENTAL welcomed government action after major cocaine seizures, but warned that dismissals won’t fix border and security weaknesses without deeper reforms and full disclosure. STEM for Industry: Liberia launched practical STEM manuals to shift teaching from memorization to applied problem-solving for a technology-driven economy. Agriculture Inputs: EU-backed Seeds4Liberia handed over improved seeds, cassava cuttings, seedlings, fish fingerlings and equipment, while farmers’ groups urged cooperatives to take ownership for sustainability. Tourism Investment: LSEZA and LNTA signed an MOU to develop Liberia’s first Special Tourism Economic Zone at Lake Piso, Grand Cape Mount.
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