CARI Director General Joins High-Level Forum in Egypt to Advance Rice Self-Sufficiency Across Africa
The discussions centered on three core pillars: policy framework, technological innovations, and strategic partnerships. The meeting primarily focused on exploring how Egypt’s national policies have enabled large-scale rice cultivation and supported farmer incentives.
CARI’s Biotech Unit Launches Liberia’s First High-Yield, Disease-Free Plantain Hub
This initiative underscores the department’s strategic role in advancing agricultural research and development nationwide. Between January and July 2025, the team prioritized the cultivation of disease-free, high-yielding plantain varieties, intercropped with groundnuts to promote weed suppression, improve soil fertility, and boost income generation.
CARI and IAEA Advance Mutation Breeding and Speed Technologies to Strengthen Liberia’s Food Security
As part of the Speed and Mutation Breeding Program, CARI hosted a national training course titled “The Application of Rapid Generation Advance Techniques in Rice Crops and Handling of Segregating Population in the Targeted Crops” and “The Application of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Detection of Novel Induced Mutations in Stress Tolerant Mutant Rice (EVT2501590 & EVT2501594).
SADFONS Project Strengthens Financial Systems to Accelerate Agricultural Output Toward 250 Tonnes Target At CARI
In a strategic move to bolster financial accountability and operational efficiency, the Smallholder Agriculture Development for Food and Nutrition Security (SADFONS) Project, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has conducted a three-day financial management capacity-building workshop at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI).
CARI Signs Performance Management Compliance Framework with the Government of Liberia
The signing ceremony took place in Monrovia and was attended by representatives of key government agencies, development partners, and institutional leaders dedicated to strengthening Liberia's public sector performance framework. Dr. Arthur Bob Karnuah, Director General of CARI, signed on behalf of the Institute, affirming CARI’s readiness to align with national performance benchmarks and to promote a culture of excellence in public service delivery.
