On-Demand BDS Support to CNFA/LADA Project

The Liberia Agribusiness Development Activity (LADA) is being implemented by Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) and is supported and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the auspices of the US Feed the Future (FTF) Program. The LADA activity takes place in four counties Bong, Nimba, Lofa & Upper Montserrado and focuses on three components, namely:

C1:      Increase private sector investment in agriculture inputs

C2:      Increase private sector investment in post-harvest handling support, packaging, marketing, storage and auxiliary services,

C3:      Strengthened facilitation, market information, advocacy and support.

1.1   Training Objectives

The Objectives of the training was as follows:

• Understand the business concept
• Understand the farmers as an entrepreneur
• Distinguish between subsistence and commercial farming practices
• Understand critical success factors in smallholder farmers’ businesses
• Understand the importance of involving team in decision making for effective results
• Allocation and utilization in a farmer’s business
• Applying business principles in farmer’s decision -making processes

A total of 200 farmers attended the training.