| Minister: | J. Christopher Toe |
| Deputy: | James Logan |
The Ministry plays a pivotal role in the Liberia economy, providing critical and reciprocal linkages with all the other sectors of the economy and accounts for 50 per cent of the total formal employment. It is committed to stimulate sectoral growth, guarantee food security and improve the living standard of all people in Liberia.
The Ministry of Agriculture, has a broad range of tasks.
Areas of responsibility include the following:
- Agriculture,
- Environmental issues in the agricultural field,
- Fishery,
- Animal welfare,
- Foodstuffs,
- Higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences,
- Consumer policy
The Ministry of Agriculture, relating to the following areas:
- Agriculture,
- Ensuring food safety, including food processing and industrial production; supplementary activities of
- Farms and rural tourism;
- Veterinary medicine;
- Hunting and fishing;
- Agricultural land,
- Forests and forest space;
- Forest reserves;
- Wild animals;
- Sustainable development of forest ecosystems and their integrated protection;
- Integrated rural planning and development;
- Promoting Government investments in forests and in rural space;
- Food-related issues from the viewpoint of production and processing capabilities and requirements;
- Production of healthy agricultural and livestock products and foodstuffs;
- Production of quality wood and other forestry products;
- Co-formation of price and protection policies for agricultural, forestry and food products;
- The social status of farmers;
- Agricultural, forestry, fishing and other cooperatives.
The Ministry is headed by J. Christopher Toe and his deputies
Name |
Position |
| J. Christopher Toe |
Minister |
Philomena Williams |
Assistant Minister for Administration |
| Leon Ledlum |
Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs |
| Solomon Hedd-Williams |
Assistant Minister Technical Services |
| Emmet Metzger |
Assistant Minister for Research and Planning |
| William Newberry |
Assistant Minister for Extension Services |
| Lorpu Kandakai |
Deputy Minister for Regional Development, Research and Extension |
| James Logan |
Deputy Minister |
| Peter Korvah |
Deputy Minister for Extension Services |
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