Henry Musa Kpaka
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On Friday, I took a big step in parliament to confirm my nomination as Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Government of
#SierraLeone
. It’s still sinking in.
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Thank you
@PresidentBio
. We don’t take this call lightly. I will work tirelessly to see that your vision for Feed Salone comes to fruition.
I welcome every appointee and urge them to see their appointments as a NATIONAL CALL to SERVICE. The task ahead deserves every sense of duty and responsibility. With dedication and our collective efforts, my new Administration will strive to build a safe, secure and prosperous
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I answered the call to serve by taking the oath earlier this week. Thank you
@PresidentBio
for the vote of confidence in me to serve as your minister of agriculture + food security. My path to here runs through
@UWCSEA_Dover
@whitmancollege
@Harvard
@gatesfoundation
@IITA_CGIAR
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More drone shots from my field visits to show why I am hopeful that with careful planning and execution will deliver on rice.
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Busy day in Rome. Met with
@FAODG
who gave his full support to
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
agenda. Also engaged
#IFAD
’s
@DonalFBrown
to discuss ongoing projects and new opportunities. And had the pleasure to meet the Min of Ag from Lib, we shared ideas and plans to collaborate
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My PhD thesis is joint winner for the 2022 Firoz Lalji PhD Thesis Prize for outstanding contribution on knowledge on Africa. Salone always produces the best of the best.
#SaloneTwitter
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I ended my 1st full wk as MAFS by travelling to Port Loko to talk to onion farmers. I planted onions and talked to farmers. PCS piloted 5.6 ha in Mathen last yr. they will do 75 ha in oct, and 150ha next yr. yields to jump from 10t/ha to 40t/ha with soil PH corrections.
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My predecessor formally handed over this morning, making for a seamless transition. He gracefully offered to keep supporting
#MAFS
. I thanked him for his service and will call on him for support in this transition period. For the rest of team, we now embark on
#FeedSalone
.
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We are teaming up to solve the biggest challenge
#SierraLeone
faces today:
#FoodSecurity
and
#EconomicGrowth
.
@PresidentBio
will lead the charge, we will execute his vision. We will learn and customise solutions to inform our
#FeedSalone
strategy.
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Here is a $34 million question:
#SierraLeone
imported $34.4 million of worth of onions in the last 36 months from the countries listed in the table below. Where are the private sector actors to take advantage of this market? What can GoSL do to support private sector?
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It was a real treat to spend the weekend visiting
@PresidentBio
at his farms in Tihun and Masiaka.
@PresidentBio
leads by example. The joy he gets from growing what he eats, and his aspiration to see many
#SierraLeoneans
do the same is an asset for the
#FeedSalone
program.
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I officially kicked off the planting season in Tormabum, on a 52 000 ha stretch of fertile boil land. We will make this first full season of
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
program count. We are off to a great start. Two more districts this weekend. Thanks
@KYumkella
for joining MAFS
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Here is an excellent example of how Feed Salone is going happen. We need real private sector to step up in the ag sector. Kudos KaBia Farm, I look forward to visiting you and learning about what you are doing.
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It’s a wrap in Rome. Ended the trip at
#IFAD
on a roundtable on IFAD13 replenishment.
@IFAD
is a critical partner for
@PresidentBio
#Feedsalone
agenda.
#SierraLeone
pledged towards IFAD12 and honoured it. We will pledge again towards IFAD13. We get $60 for every $1 we win win!
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#SierraLeone
has over 5.4 million ha of arable land. We cultivate less than 20% as most of our farmers still use hoes. We need mechanisation. Today I toured the YTO Group factory, the oldest and largest farm mechanisation factory in China. I engaged the GM to help us mechanise.
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Started my day meeting
@ShlomitSufa
, Israeli Ambassador to
#SierraLeone
. We talked about irrigation. Then I went to see rice fields in Tonkolili and the Magbass sugar plant. Magbass has over 2000 ha of irrigation infrastructure. We can make it work again. We can
#Feedsalone
.
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The CM
@dsengeh
, Minister of Trade and I met with all rice importers in the country. The CM’s message was simple- we need importers to participate in rice production in
#SierraLeone
. We can’t reduce our reliance on importation without them. Good news- they are all keen to do it.
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In Dar es Salaam at the
#AGRF2023
representing Sierra Leone and selling
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
agenda. The youthful leadership from
#SierraLeone
is refreshing on the global stage.
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Made to it Mountain Lion, one of the only large scale rice mills in the country. They mill 2000 MT annually of rice. A 50kg bag goes for NLe 760. Their rice is in retail shops and bought by the likes of
@WFPS_Leone
to feed our children in schools. Kudos Mr Donald Ola Smart!
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From Morocco to Saudi to China, the message is the same. We want investors to set up shop in
#SierraLeone
produce, process, sell locally and export. In
#FeedSalone
we have identified production clusters that government will de-risk by investing in infrastructure- roads, power.
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#FeedSaIone
is not just about rice , it’s also about jobs, incomes, and boosting export earnings. I visited the cocoa belt of
#SierraLeone
. Our certified organic cocoa is a unique offering to the global cocoa industry. This year we will cultivate 6000 ha of cocoa in 4 districts.
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This is Torma Bum.
#SierraLeone
used to export rice produced from here. With
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
push, we can do it again.
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A full day pushing the
#FeedSalone
agenda. Started with PC of Torma Bum, ( a major rice bowl of
#SierraLeone
) Kianpumu II, Chinese Ambassador
@Amb_WangQing
and Ag experts, meeting with livestock farmers, a couple of online meetings with folks at
#AATI
, and
#BSL
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#strategymonth
at
#MAFS
is in full gear. Today our engagements ranged from big hitters,
@KYumkella
and his team and the farmers themselves. We are using the best minds in the space as we design
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
strategy.
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There is science, then there is rice science. I toured the Chinese National Rice Research Institute yesterday. I saw their fields, labs, talked to their scientists and engaged their leadership for collaboration. I left knowing a little bit more about rice than just eating it.
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What a joy from these women farmers after harvesting their tomatoes. In farming when you sow, you reap. Our job as policymakers is to support these to grow even larger fields and to reduce the burden. Women will be at the core of
@PresidentBio
’
#FeedSalone
program.
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USD $60.8m, and $13.2m of frozen chicken and eggs imported, respectively into
#SierraLeone
in the last 3+ years. At the budget policy hearings yesterday, I laid out plans through
#FeedSalone
for reducing this level of importation. A big market opportunity for private sector.
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As part of the
#FeedSalone
strategy development, I have been out in the field to inform our decisions. I was on the Great Scarcies yesterday (Samu and Mambolo) with
@KYumkella
. I brought a drone. The ecology and the people are all about rice. I left hopefully that
#WeWillDeliver
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On my first day as Minister, I declared August as
#strategymonth
at
#MAFS
. I challenged the staff to develop the
#FeedSalone
Program this period. The response has been positive. We have been consulting too with stakeholders. Thanks to
@KYumkella
for hosting one such session.
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Big boost to
@PresidentBio
’s flagship, as MAFS get clearance to hire 700 field-level staff in 2024, and another 300 in 2025. This will fill critical gaps in extension, monitoring, data collection and livestock services. We are in full swing implementation and
#WeWillFeedSalone
.
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Recapping
#FeedSalone
launch.
@PresidentBio
vowed to fight for success where others have failed.
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#SierraLeone
will produce enough eggs and chickens to meet local demand in 2 to 3 years. I know this because I see it happening. At Freetown Store Poultry, a truly end-to-end farm with over 16,000 birds, producing over 8000 eggs/day. With feed and egg cartons production on site.
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We welcomed a team of Eritrean irrigation experts this week. They will conduct pre-feasibility study in our rice clusters across the country. Thanks to
@PresidentBio
for creating these linkages for the success of
#FeedSalone
.
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Biggest papaya (pawpaw) I have seen yet. My boy can’t even carry and he is strong!
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This is Gbondapi in Pujehun District, one of the main rice bowls in
#SierraLeone
. Farmers here are excited about
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
vision and the opportunity to intensify cultivation on these lands again.
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#FeedSalone
is not just about rice. Last year at the height of the onion crisis, I went to Lungi and encouraged farmers to cultivate more onions. I even planted some onions myself. Yesterday I went to harvest some onions. We now have hundreds of hectares under onion cultivation.
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Private sector is indispensable
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
agenda. I signed an MoU with PCS LTD that are doing a state-of-art mechanised onion cultivation. PCS, a significant importer of onions, now plans to grow onions here and sell. Exemplary Partner.
#WeWillFeedSalone
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During
#COP28_UAE
Implementing the Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture (150+ signatories!), as Co-chair with Brazil and Norway, and founding members Rwanda and Cambodia, I launched the
#AllianceOfChampions
for Food Systems Transformation,
#FeedSalone
leads the way
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The push to reduce onion importation in
#SierraLeone
is in full swing.
@PresidentBio
harvested onions at PCS’ farm yesterday. This year they will produce 2200 MT of onions, and reduce their importation accordingly. This makes a 10% dent to the annual onion imports in the country.
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I commissioned alongside
@EUinSierraLeone
and
@Solidaridadnetw
a new modern cashew processing factory for women in Waterloo. This factory will process 1 MT daily, and will directly employ 300 youth. It provides big relief to women from hazardous processing techniques.
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Yesterday I launched the
#SierraLeone
Agriculture Sector Donor Working Group. We will work in partnership to deliver
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
agenda. Thanks all
@IFAD
,
@EUinSierraLeone
@WFPS_Leone
@Irish_Aid
,
@UNCDF
,
@giz_gmbh
,
@IFCAfrica
,
@FAOSierraLeone
,
@jica_direct_en
.
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In Busan for the 2023 KOAFEC meetings. Get this, in talking to ag experts here, I learned, in Korea rice varieties that yield above a certain threshold (i think 5 ton/ha) are not allowed to be released. Why? They produce so much rice that storing the rice is a big headache.
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1/3. This week Cabinet passed two critical policies to boost the rice value chain:
1. As a prerequisite for import licenses, importers must participate (cultivate, aggregate, process etc) in the local rice value chain. Beyond policy we will support importers to become exporters.
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Have you heard about perennial rice!? This blew my mind. This is a cross-bred of wild and domesticated rice. After harvesting perennial rice, it grows again, and can do this for up to 4 years, without much yield loss. Real labour and input cost savings. Ecological security too!
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Had productive meetings at the 2023 KOAFEC including with the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance and Economy-
@ChooKyungho
and Execs from
#Koreaexim
Bank. Looking to build partnership on the K-Ricebelt project. Will welcome the Korea Min of Ag next month in Freetown.
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In Dakar to launch a $9.8 million regional project to benefit four countries including
#SierraLeone
to support women owned or operated businesses in the post-production segment of the rice value chain. 210 such businesses will get matching grants, training and links to market.
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In the presence of thousands of farmers
@PresidentBio
launched the
#FeedSalone
flagship. He spoke from the heart while calling on all Sierra Leoneans to do their bit to transform Agriculture in the country
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Exciting news ahead. Had a productive breakfast meeting with Bank Governor
@IbrahimSteven
and the
@WorldBank
Country Manager. We will unveil a major agricultural credit facility, at single-digit interest rates to bolster Pillar 4
#agfinance
of
#FeedSalone
. Together
#WeWillDeliver
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Had a good meeting with
@Agnes_Kalibata
, President of
@AGRA_Africa
on the sides of the
@TheAGRF
in Dar. She is sold on
@PresidentBio
’s push to transform agriculture and the
#FoodSystems
in
#SierraLeone
and will lend her support in developing the
#FeedSalone
program.
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We will involve the military in the fight to secure food sovereignty for
#SierraLeone
. Today I visited the military rice farm (350 acres) in Mano Dasse with the (Deputy) Minister of Defence. Starting 2024, GoSL Institutions will grow or source local rice for the diet they eat.
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#FeedSalone
will invest in infrastructure - roads and bridges to link farmers to market. The Manowa bridge in Kailahun funded by
#SierraLeone
government and
@WorldBankAfrica
is one such investment. We will follow good progress being made by the contractors and the SCADEP team.
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Alongside the
@WorldBank
in
#SierraLeone
, I launched a $7.9 million matching grant facility to scale up established agribusinesses. The facility empowers SMEs and will accelerate the implementation of
@PresidentBio
’s flagship,
#FeedSalone
.
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Happy World Food Day. In
#SierraLeone
@PresidentBio
will make a firm commitment today to transform our food system in a sustainable manner, grow the economy to ensure no one of left behind.
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Check out my latest article: Sierra Leone Can Reduce Onion Importation to the Bare Minimum in the Next Two Years via
@LinkedIn
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Freetonians, do you want to put your used card board boxes into productive use? I know a guy and place that can help you with that. Mr. Lahai at Freetown Store Poultry in York transforms them into egg cartons. And While you are there you can buy some chicken and quail eggs.
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14 international experts just arrived in Freetown to design the seed systems pilar of
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
Program. They will not leave until a seed roadmap is developed.
#WewillDeliver
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I have taken the message to the police force too. They are willing and open to help reduce rice importation by locally sourcing or producing rice for their diets under the
#FeedSalone
Program.
#WeWillDeliver
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I am in the North planting rice and encouraging farmers to do the same. We have ploughed over 10,000ha across the country. Private farmers and NGO have done even more. I am in the field to ensure we put viable seeds in these fields.
#WeWillFeedSalone
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In Berlin to attend Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, themed Global Systems for our Future: Joining Forces for a Zero Hunger World. Great forum to speak about
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeeSalone
agenda which puts
#foodsecurity
and
#SierraLeone
at centre stage
#GFFA
#BMEL
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The political highlight of the
#GFFA
, 61 ag ministers from around the world adopted a joint communiqué, pledging to revolutionize our
#foodsystems
for sustainability and resilience. Proud to represent
#SierraLeone
and
#PresidentBio
's
#feedsalone
.
#bmel
#worldbank
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It’s harvest season. I visited a few farms today. Over 400 ha of beautiful rice fields by Jamjay in Mike 91. I left inspired because the people are committed to answer
@PresidentBio
’s call and thousands more hectares to put under cultivation with
#FeedSalone
.
#WeWilDeliver
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A truly inspirational stop at Sanctuary Farm where everything is organic and ecofriendly. They make their own fertiliser. Owner, Kiptieu gets
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
vision. Her resolve to do her part to help
#SierraLeone
feed herself encourages us to do more.
#WeWillDeliver
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First day of the seed summit was a hit. Thanks
@Taat_Africa
,
@IITA_CGIAR
,
@GatesAfrica
,
@AGRA_Africa
and all those who participated. Looking forward to the seed roadmap for the
#FeedSalone
program.
The roll call of speakers at the National Seed Business Summit includes Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka (
@hmkpaka
) the Sierra Leonean Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Chief Alfred Dixon Director Partnerships for Delivery at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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You ask where our rice seeds will come from for this planting season? Right here, from Seed Tech, outside Makeni, a state of the art seed processing facility. As I move around the country, I am more and more confident that
#WeWillDeliver
on
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
vision.
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Our campaign to start the first full season of
@PresidentBio
’s flagship
#FeedSalone
on time, rolled into Kambia yesterday. Ploughing is well on the way. The chiefs told me we have brought forward the season for them and they like it. With Kambia on board,
#WeWillFeedSalone
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This is why
#WeWillDeliver
on
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
agenda. We go to the field, listen to farms, follow the works after contracts are signed, ask for documents and engagement community stakeholders.
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We continued our drive to kickstart the 2024 planting season in Gbondapi, and it was nothing short of impressive. We will not stop our monitoring until we deliver on
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
flagship. At this pace, I have no doubt
#WeWillFeedSalone
.
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Yesterday, I launched the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) Act 2023. The new Act paves the way to revamp agricultural research in the country. An excellent start of the year for
#FeedSalone
implementation.
SLARI holds a two-day Conference from 10th-11th Jan. 2024 at St Anthony Hall, Syke St. to resurrect the Annual Work Review. It also features the launching of the SLARI Act 2023 by the Minister of Agriculture. The Act addresses commercialization of SLARI and conditions of service.
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The Rome-based agencies,
@WFP
@FAO
and
@IFAD
are crucial partners for the work we do in agriculture and
#FoodSystems
in
#SierraLeone
.
@PresidentBio
is in Rome to strengthen our relationship with these and build new ones to deliver on his
#FeedSalone
agenda.
Today, at the invitation of the
@UN
Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
, I depart for Rome, Italy to attend the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment on July 24-26, 2023.
Hosted by the Government of
#Italy
in collaboration with
@FAO
,
@IFAD
,
@WFP
,
@FoodSystems
and the
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H.E
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
vision cuts across political divide. In Karene, the opposition MPs, the District Chairman, Councillors and Chiefs all stood with me to engage farmers. They want to make Karene breadbasket of
#SierraLeone
. Thank you Karene for the warm welcome.
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#FeedSalone
is not just about rice self-sufficiency. It is also about jobs and raising incomes for smallholder farmers. I am in Koinadugu where smallholder vegetable cultivation and livestock are the mainstay. Boosting onion production here will certainly reduce imports.
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I was at the Chinese National Rice Research Institute two months ago. I invited their experts to come collaborate with us. This week they are here at Rokupr, our rice research institute. This is what we mean when we say
#WeWillDeliver
. We follow up, and follow through
🌾 Exciting Agri-Collaboration Unveiled! The Deputy Director of China National Rice Research Institute, Dr. Luo Ju, and two other experts explore partnership areas at SLARI's Rokupr Agricultural Research Centre. 🇸🇱🇨🇳 Highlights include challenges, plans, and impactful discussions
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This is Newton where most of Freetown’s fresh vegetables come from. Only problem, construction has significantly reduced the wetlands. The MAFS’ land (500 acres) is seriously under threat. When
@PresidentBio
says
#FeedSalone
, he wants us all to do our part, including land owners
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Started my day talking about open-pollinated rice varieties vs hybrid varieties. Then I met the association of commercial banks and we talked about correlated risks and loan maturities for farmers.
#FeedSalone
will make technologies and Finance available to farmers.
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Kono is key to the success of
#FeedSalone
. The stakeholders, and farmers are onboard. They told me that cash crops are the new diamond. We decided to work together to write a new script for Kono- where they are not only known for diamonds, but as bread basket of
#SierraLeone
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Today we celebrate all the women of the world, and especially those in
#SierraLeone
who are leading positive change in our country, and inspiring others and generations to come. With women farmers at the core of what we do, there is little doubt
#WeWillFeedSalone
.
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Imported rice prices continued to rise despite zero duty since 2009. 5% import duty on rice will support local rice production in
#FeedSalone
. Farmers from the countries we import rice from have benefited from years of support (subsidies and protection) from their governments.
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1/3) Big day for farmers and agribusinesses in
#SierraLeone
. $20m of financial instruments (credit and insurance) launched today to support
#FeedSalone
. Thanks to
@IbrahimStevens
for putting $10m from BSL at 10% interest and
@EUinSierraLeone
for Salone Access to Finance program
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Thank you
@LSEGovernment
for sharing this. We welcome students, and professors from
@LSEGovernment
,
@LSE_ID
, and
@AfricaAtLSE
to come help us transform the agriculture sector in Sierra Leone.
🔦In our latest alumni spotlight we spoke to Dr Henry Musa Kpaka about his recent appointment as Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, and how studying for a PhD equipped him with the critical thinking skills needed for the role.
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On the margins of the
@_AfricaUnion
#AFSH24
summit, I signed an agreement with
@OCP_Africa
to support the delivery of
@President
’s
#FeedSalone
. We will establish soil nutrient omission and response trials across
#SierraLeone
, and OCP will locally produce specialty fertiliser.
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I ended my week by meeting the Women in Agriculture Network. These are highly educated and skilled in Ag.
#Women
will be at the centre of
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
strategy. This morning I went to visit
#CoffeeCourier
, one of their members to see their coffee roasting biz.
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With fiscal squeeze across African govts, and competing priorities from dev partners, private financing is needed to drive growth in
#foodsystems
on the continent. I shared our innovative financial tools to attract private sector to drive
#FeedSalone
with
@USChamberAfrica
in DC.
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@PresidentBio
will launch his flagship-
#FeedSalone
on Monday Oct 16th,
#WorldFoodDay
. We are gearing up.
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@PresidentBio
’s call is clear. In
#SierraLeone
we are blessed with everything we need to grow what we eat. “We have no business importing food”.
@dsengeh
you showed us how to deliver with
#FQSE
.
#SierraLeone
needs you again, together with
@VP_Jalloh
and
@KYumkella
to
#FeedSalone
In 2018
@PresidentBio
challenged us with his Free Quality School Education Initiative. On any indicator, we're better today than then. Today, with his Minister of Agriculture
@hmkpaka
, H.E Bio has invited us to till the "land that we love" for economic prosperity!
#WeWillDeliver
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The people of Bonthe received their landing craft. Farmers in these riverine areas will now safely transport their inputs, including machines to farms, and produce to market. A truly game changing investment to boost
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
implementation.
#WeWillFeedSalone
.
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Day two was also amazing! Lots of hard work has gone into this. Private sector participation has been strong too. Love seeing all the seeds. Thanks all!
@IITA_CGIAR
,
@Taat_Africa
,
@AfDB_Group
@GatesAfrica
,
@AfricaRice
@SLARI_2007
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We did lots of good work at MAFS in 2023. We built the platform for an aggressive takeoff in 2024. Thank you team, the cleaners, secretaries, senior staff and leadership, really thank you. Let’s gear up for an even more productive 2024.
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We welcome such partnerships, and exactly what will help move the Feed Salone agenda
@Amb_WangQing
. I look forward to engaging the team.
Very pleased to welcome the new Chinese Agriculture Experts Team today. They will help high-yielding rice and corn breeding, local farmers training etc. Wish their work help to achieve "Feed Salone"!
@PresidentBio
@dsengeh
@hmkpaka
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Global rice price jumps even as we anticipate the largest shortfall fall in rice production in over two decades. We must use this crisis moment to chip away at our dependence on food imports.
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
will provide a blueprint, but we must all do our part.
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This afternoon, CM
@dsengeh
will launch the Food Systems Resilient Project on behalf of
@PresidentBio
. This is a $135 million
@WorldBankAfrica
supported project that directly funds
#FeedSalone
, including financing for the two policies Cabinet approved last week.
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In a typical school year, GoSL boarding schools consume over 6500 50kg bags of imported rice. This morning, I engaged the Principals of these schools to devise a plan to locally source/produce this rice here.
#FeedSalone
will support their efforts.
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1/5) Back from
#COP28_UAE
, inspired and more determined - Agriculture is our path to growth and climate resilience. Lots of connections and partnerships made.
1⃣ Showcased President Bio's vision in
#FeedSalone
& launched the
#AllianceOfChampions
for Food System Transformation.
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Thank you
@Amb_WangQing
, I enjoyed the visit to ogu farm with you, and the corn. It was a great to end my day in the office. 15 ha of corn, 80 days duration, means farmers can cultivate about three times a year.
Today I am very pleased to visit the Ogoo farm together with Minister
@hmkpaka
. With the expertise through the training program by the 14th Chinese Agricultural Experts Team, the local farmers significantly increase the maize production. Happy to share their joy of harvest!
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I was compelled to stop and engage this private farmer that has already started ploughing. 300ha done!! A good example of a farmer that is ready to do his part in accomplishing
@PresidentBio
’s
#FeedSalone
vision. Super elated, as I start my field visits in the next three days.
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Ahead of H.E
@PresidentBio
’s state visit to China, I have had fruitful engagements with the President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. We agreed to collaborate to build human capital to boost agricultural productivity in
#SierraLeone
and to support
#FeedSalone
.
H.E. President Julius Maada Bio to Visit China
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio will pay a state visit to China from February 27 to March 2.
Welcome to China!
@PresidentBio
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Only
#innovation
can accelerate and sustain agriculture productivity growth and ensure sustainability in the African
#foodsystems
. Optimistic by these examples.
@gatesfoundation
.
Africa’s farmers are innovating – how can we give them more support?
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I met a silent champion of food systems transformation in Africa. Herself, a former Minister of Agriculture and now Executive Director of
@The_AATI
,
@Safia_Boly
. She sets up African Leaders in the food system space to succeed.
#timetoact
#AGRF2023
,
#Delivery
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