Mechanised farming has been identified
as the solution to food insecurity in Liberia, according to President Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf, reports NaijaAgroNet.
In
a nation-wide address recently in Liberia and monitored by NaijaAgroNet, President Sirleaf noted that it is only through
large scale mechanized farming operations and agro- industrial operations which
focuses on emerging small and medium size entities is the only way Liberia can
attain food security.
She observed that Liberia as an
agrarian nation must increasingly shift to agriculture to ensure that the
nation moves away from the old system of enclave extractive industries.
“We must aim at a higher potential
for import and export diversification through stimulation of production in a
select few of our traditional tree crops such as rubber, oil palm and cocoa,
she said.
NaijaAgroNet also learnt that she
reminded Liberians that the private sector must become the driving force of the
economy with Liberia’s entrepreneurs playing their rightful role, adding, that
this can only be achieved with the support of citizens by promoting and buying
products made in Liberia as well as through the payment of rightful taxes.
President Sirleaf then pledged her
government’s commitment in doing its part in establishing a peaceful and easy business
environment by reducing the bureaucratic hurdles and at the same time ensuring
that tax regimes are fair and allow businesses to expand.
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pix: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf