Sierra Leone Takes Steps Towards Rice Sufficiency with Launch of SLeRO
On the path to achieving rice sufficiency, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Sahr Hemore, launched the ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO) National Chapter of Sierra Leone, known as the Sierra Leone Rice Observatory (SLeRO), yesterday. The launch, held at the Sierra Palm Hotel in Freetown, was attended by key stakeholders in the agricultural sector, making Sierra Leone the fourth nation to establish its chapter. Abdulai Bun Wai, serving as Chairman of the launch, revealed that this initiative began in 2019 with the goal of ensuring that West African nations become rice-sufficient as swiftly as possible. Mr. Wai emphasized that over 800 million people in Africa depend on rice, with two-thirds of that figure residing in West Africa. Hence, it is imperative for the region to feed itself. He pointed out that, currently, the continent relies heavily on rice imports from Asia and other regions, which is a significant limitation. “This limitation is a wake-up call,...

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