Rice cultivation is very crucial in boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of Sierra Leone especially when the country is a high importer of rice, a staple food that cost over $200 million annually. This is why AVDP is supporting the farmers with the necessary...
Cross-section of AVDP staff met with the new AVDP-IFAD Country Programme Manager (Pascaline Barakeba) on the 19th May 2022, at FAO Office, Signal Road, Freetown to familiarise and say farewell to the outgoing CPM (Ann...
Ever since the inception of the Gender Action Learning System (GALS) methodology by FAO, it has widely been used by projects and organizations to mainstream gender education by boosting the confidence of non-educated farmers to use pictures and illustrations to...
The impact of the Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) support on farmers’ livelihoods is gradually increasing. Apart from its traditional value chain support programme in rice, cocoa and oil palm production, the project has inspired hundreds of farmers...
Women Farmers’ Co-operative in the Koinadugu district is fast-growing and significantly improving the livelihood of women in this part of Sierra Leone. Located at One Mile, Wara Wara Yagala Chiefdom in the Koinadugu District, North of Sierra Leone, the Kusalako...
