This initiative is crucial for enhancing the capacities of farmers and cooperatives.
The project focuses on building the capacity of farmers and extension workers in salinity-resilient and climate-smart agriculture, helping them adopt new cropping systems that are resilient to salinity and climate change. Additionally, the project raises stakeholders' awareness of salinity as a soil problem and provides education on addressing it. It supports national agricultural development policies and strategies by rehabilitating and increasing the productivity of salinity-affected lands.
SUAKOKO, Liberia - In a rare meteorological event, a January thunderstorm wreaked havoc on the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) in Suakoko, Liberia. The fierce storm, with powerful winds blowing from the northeast, struck on the evening of Friday, January 24, 2025, causing extensive damage to both residential and research facilities.
Aspiring to create an institute of excellence, the Director-General of the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), Dr. Arthur Bob Karnuah envisions transforming the center into a fully functional agricultural research institute in Liberia.
Promising to make the institution a hub for agricultural research and innovation within and beyond, Dr. Karnuah is collaborating with stakeholders to ensure it becomes the center of excellence it once was.
As 2024 draws to an end for CARI, I find myself reflecting on a truly momentous five months we've had to close out the year. As you all remember, I was inducted into office as the Director General of CARI on August 8, 2024. It has been 5 months of rededication, renewal, commitment, and above all, resolve. We launched a bold new strategy called One Work Force to shape the next chapter of the CARI story, focusing on delivering workable and possible solutions to address the urgent challenges facing CARI as a research institution.
DUBAI, UAE - The Director General of the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI), Dr. Arthur Bob Karnuah, announced that the RESADE-CARI project has successfully introduced improved technologies to increase productivity in salinity-affected lands within target communities in Liberia. This initiative has significantly enhanced the capacities of farmers, cooperatives, and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Services (NARES) providers in Liberia.