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CARI‑RESADE Project’s technical team installs advanced scientific sensors at the Best Practice Hub in Buchanan to monitor soil moisture, water quality, and weather conditions affecting crop growth. The installation marks a key step in strengthening evidence‑based farming practices and supporting climate‑smart agriculture in Liberia.

CARI- RESADE Project Installs Scientific Sensors at Buchanan Best Practice Hub to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture

Purpose of the Sensors: conduct soil monitoring, tracking moisture levels, senility, and nutrient content to optimize crop growth; record rainfall, temperature, and humidity to support climate-smart planning and water management, measuring water quality and availability for irrigation systems.

Participants from the cassava, wood, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors, along with youth and persons living with disabilities (PLWDs), pose with facilitators for a group photo during the aquaculture training workshop.

Fish Farming: Vital Frontier for Economic Empowerment, Environmental Stewardship, and National Food Sovereignty

The training, running from 2025–2029 under the Global Gateway Private Sector Development in Liberia initiative, brings together participants from diverse sectors including cassava, wood, youth, fisheries, aquaculture, and persons living with disabilities (PLWDs).

Dr. Arthur Bob Karnuah, Director General of CARI, and Daniel Wiagbe, National Coordination Officer of the SADFONS Project, pose together during the official handover of advanced 90‑horsepower tractor accompanied by multiple implements, power tillers, and motorized sprayers.

CARI–SADFONS Project Produces 100MT of Seed, Reaching Halfway to 250MT Target; AfDB Donates Package of Farm Machinery to Boost Productivity

In a major boost to mechanization, the African Development Bank (AfDB) donated a 90-horsepower tractor along with a package of farm machinery and implements to the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI).

Participating farmers from across Bong County, along with facilitators and researchers from CARI, posed for a group photo to highlight collaboration and knowledge sharing in advancing agricultural innovation.

CARI Seeds4Liberia Project Reinforces Good Agronomic Practices, Climate-Smart and Agroforestry Systems for Sustainable Coffee Production in Liberia

Coffee Liberica is renowned for its distinctive flavor profile, offering bold, woody, and earthy notes complemented by floral, chocolaty, and fruity undertones, qualities that position it strongly in the specialty coffee market. To harness this potential, the Seeds4Liberia Project has embarked on a comprehensive coffee improvement program.

Dr. Arthur Bob Karnuah, Director General, signed on behalf of the Central Agricultural Research Institute

ICAR and CARI Sign Landmark MoU to Strengthen Agricultural Research and Education to Boost Food Security

The signing ceremony, held at the Embassy of India in Monrovia on September 8, 2026, brought together senior representatives from both institutions. Dr. Mangi Lal Jet signed on behalf of ICAR, while Dr. Arthur Bob Karnuah, Director General of CARI, represented Liberia’s premier agricultural research body.

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Scientists, research officers, project coordinators, and administrative staff of CARI posed for a group photo during the weeklong research seminar.

CARI Scientists and Research Officers Conclude Mid Year Review Seminar, Advancing Applied and Adaptive Agricultural Research for National Development

Thursday, September 3, 2026 | Press Releases
CARI Scientists and Research Officers Conclude Mid Year Review Seminar, Advancing Applied and Adaptive Agricultural Research for National Development
Scientists, research officers, project coordinators, and administrative staff of CARI posed for a group photo during the weeklong research seminar.
Torrenntial rains wiped away the wooden bridge over the Benson River, as floods from the Atlantic Ocean surged inland, cutting off access and endangering local farmers.

CARI-RESADE Project Farmers’ Community Seed Bank Revives Crop Production Amid Severe Climate Losses in Buchanan

Thursday, September 3, 2026 | Press Releases
CARI-RESADE Project Farmers’ Community Seed Bank Revives Crop Production Amid Severe Climate Losses in Buchanan
Torrenntial rains wiped away the wooden bridge over the Benson River, as floods from the Atlantic Ocean surged inland, cutting off access and endangering local farmers.
On a guided tour, Dr. Kofi Bimpong, IAEA Technical Officer and CARI researchers discussing the promising mutant lines of the Suakoko 8 variety under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) at CARI.

Advancing Rice Productivity: CARI–IAEA Mutation Breeding Program Identifies Breakthrough Red Suakoko 8 Variety

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | News
Advancing Rice Productivity: CARI–IAEA Mutation Breeding Program Identifies Breakthrough Red Suakoko 8 Variety
On a guided tour, Dr. Kofi Bimpong, IAEA Technical Officer and CARI researchers discussing the promising mutant lines of the Suakoko 8 variety under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) at CARI.
From Climate Data to Farmer Decisions: Strengthening Liberia’s Agriculture Through Crop Modelling and Agro-Met Bulletins

From Climate Data to Farmer Decisions: Strengthening Liberia’s Agriculture Through Crop Modelling and Agro-Met Bulletins

Thursday, June 4, 2026 | News
From Climate Data to Farmer Decisions: Strengthening Liberia’s Agriculture Through Crop Modelling and Agro-Met Bulletins
From Climate Data to Farmer Decisions: Strengthening Liberia’s Agriculture Through Crop Modelling and Agro-Met Bulletins

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RESADE/CARI holds a high-level stakeholder meeting in Buchanan in July 2024.
RESADE/CARI holds a high-level stakeholder meeting in Buchanan in July 2024

Recent Documents

  • Job Vacancy Announcement
  • Assessing the health impacts of cyanide exposure in cassava consumers in Liberia
  • Factors influencing post-harvest losses in rice produciton amongst smallholder farmers in Liberia
  • THE LIBERIA SEED DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION AGENCY ACT
  • Assessment On The Level Of Adoption Of The SRI (Intensive Rice Cultivation System) In Liberia
  • CARI Brochure

Key Documents

  • Job Vacancy Announcement
  • Report Covering CARI Client Satisfaction Survey: A Pilot Study of Bong County
  • Factors influencing post-harvest losses in rice produciton amongst smallholder farmers in Liberia
  • Assessing the health impacts of cyanide exposure in cassava consumers in Liberia
  • The Central Agricultural Reseaech Institutite Strategic Plan (2025-2029)

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H. E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.
H. E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr.
President of Liberia
H. E. Jeremiah Kpan Koung
H. E. Jeremiah Kpan Koung
Vice President of Liberia
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Arthur Bob Karnuah, Ph.D.
Arthur Bob Karnuah, Ph.D.
Director General

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  • Impact of Post-Harvest Losses on the Profitability of Rice Production Amongst Smallholder Farmers in Liberia
  • Correlation analysis for grain yield and other agronomic parameters for 90 single crosses hybrid maize evaluated in three agrological zones in Ghana
  • CARI Publishes First Client Satisfaction Survey Results in Bong County
  • CARI Customer Service Feedback Form

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