RDFI field technician inspects seedlings planted in nursery at Boegeezay, Rivercess County
Beginning in 2023, extension field technicians (4 Supervisors and 7 agricultural technicians) have been assigned to 8 counties– Bomi, Gbarpolu, Margibi, Montserrado, Bong, Nimba, G/Basa, and Rivercess;
11 bud wood and rootstock nurseries have been established;
Farmers are benefiting from knowledge gained from the nurseries sites as well as visitations of the field tech;
Bud-grafting to begin soon for production of approx. 100,000 stumps.
RDFI field technician inspects seedlings planted in nursery at Boegeezay, Rivercess County
Rootstock nursery at Kanneh-La, Gbarpolu County. An estimated 18,000 seedlings were planted