FSRP-SLhttps://www.fsrp-sl.orgDefeating the Effects of Flooding: FSRP Empowers Rural Farmers to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts2025-03-12 16:34:00https://www.fsrp-sl.org/fsrp-stories/defeating-the-effects-of-flooding-fsrp-empowers-rural-farmers-to-mitigate-climate-change-impactsThe effects of climate change have been a global challenge, considerably affecting all sectors in different ways. In Sierra Leone, climate change has become a nightmare for farmers, with its effects tremendously threatening farming efforts.FSRP Drives Transition from Smallholder to Large-Scale Commercial Farming through Mechanized Private Sector Partnerships and Community-Led Cluster Approach2025-03-05 11:10:00https://www.fsrp-sl.org/fsrp-stories/fsrp-drives-transition-from-smallholder-to-large-scale-commercial-farming-through-mechanized-private-sector-partnerships-and-community-led-cluster-approachOver 70% of the farming population in Sierra Leone are in rural areas, mainly engaged in rain-fed subsistence farming with less than 1 hectare of land holdings. Given this scale of farming, there has been little or no surplus to support the staple food consumption needs of the country, making Sierra Leone a net importer of food.Minister of Agriculture and Food Security - Public Lecture on Feed Salone at the Njala University, Njala Campus2024-11-21 00:00:00https://www.fsrp-sl.org/fsrp-stories/minister-of-agriculture-and-food-security-pubic-lecture-on-feed-salone-at-the-njala-university-njala-campusOn the 21st November 2024, ​the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka Delivers Pubic Lecture on Feed Salone Actions at the Njala University, Njala Campus, inspiring over 500 students to pursue Agriculture as a Business.Agro-Dealers Trained on E-Voucher System for Input Service Delivery2024-08-21 12:58:00https://www.fsrp-sl.org/fsrp-stories/agro-dealers-trained-on-e-voucher-system-for-input-service-deliveryOn the 16th of August 2024, the FSRP conducted an E-Voucher operation training for Agro-dealers contracted for the supply of inputs to FSRP supported farmers across the 15 agricultural districts in Sierra Leone.REGIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING IN ACCRA ON COMPONENT ONE OF FSRP2024-07-08 11:19:00https://www.fsrp-sl.org/fsrp-stories/regional-technical-meeting-in-accra-on-component-one-of-fsrpFSRP Sierra Leone attended a Regional Technical Meeting on Component One of the FSRP in Accra, Ghana on the 4th and 5th of July 2024.September - 20252025-10-14 23:41:00https://www.fsrp-sl.org/monthly-bulletins/september-bulletin-cassava43.7% of cassava farmers were infested with CMD. 61.4% of total plants assessed harbored whiteflies.