Musa Kamara SLENA Correspondent

The Ministry Agriculture Food Security (MAFS) launched Global Alliance Trade Facilitation (GATF) ePhyto Project Tuesday 14th April 2026. This initiative, supported by FAO and IPPC through ministry’s Crop Protection Unit (CPU), replaces paper certificates with electronic equivalents. Held at ministry conference hall, soft-launch event marked nation’s transition from manual documentation to digital verification. Electronic phytosanitary certificates enhance agricultural commerce, enable...

The Livestock and Veterinary Division convened the 7th In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Programme (ISAVET) Steering Committee Meeting on Monday, March 30, 2026, at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) Conference Hall. The gathering marked a pivotal moment for Cohort II graduates while laying groundwork for the forthcoming Cohort III rollout. Steering Committee composition spans diverse institutional leadership: Director of Livestock and Veterinary Services, MAFS...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has presented a detailed progress report on rice productivity improvement to Sierra Leone's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security during the 3rd Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting. The presentation, titled 'Rice Productivity Improvement Project,' took place on March 6, 2026, at the Conference Hall. It focused on second-year results compared to the initial implementation phase. Deputy Minister One Dr. Theresa T. Dick opened proceedings with...