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Dealing with mouldy stored cassava

Keep a careful eye on the stored cassava in the farm shed.

Keeping a close eye on the stored cassava can make all the difference.

Cassava is one of the most important crops in Liberia, but its value depends on how well it is processed and stored.

As you harvest cassava, quickly clean and transport or sell. Do not leave the cassava in the sun or left on the ground for very long.

When you carefully pull cassava root at harvesting time, you get better value

Cleaning around plant before harvesting is important. Listen or take a good look.

For young Liberian farmers, one of the smartest lessons in cassava farming is not to harvest everything at once. Cassava is different from many other crops.. First of 5 episodes for cassava harvesting.

For young people across Liberia, a new year can be much more than just a change of date. It can be a real opportunity to build a better life. A new year gives you a moment to pause, reflect, and make decisions that shape your future. One of the most important decisions you can make is choosing a practical skill to learn and committing yourself to improving it.

Here are five practical steps any young Liberian farmer can follow to improve a basic skill.

For young Liberians especially, one of the most powerful ways to move forward is by improving skills. Skills are not only about jobs; they shape confidence, income, independence, and the future of families and communities. OneLiberia.ai can help.

Gravity is an invisible force, but it plays a powerful role in everyday life in Liberia. For young Liberians working hard to build skills, start businesses, and support their families, gravity quietly makes many tasks possible, safer, and more productive.

Skills give you power. When you know how to grow food, repair machines, build simple structures, cook well, manage a small business, or provide a useful service, you are never completely stuck.

Whether you are a farmer, a self-employed worker, or a woman planning to start a small business, when you improve a practical skill you are getting ready to build a better life.

In 2026, young Liberian farmers have a powerful opportunity to improve their own lives, strengthen their communities, and help grow the national economy. Farming in Liberia is not just about survival; it can become a respected, profitable, and forward-looking profession if young people take practical steps and think long-term.

Harvesting, storing and selling is perhaps even more important that planting, weeding, etc.

Consistent, determined caring for crops and entire farm benefit harvesting results..

Planting correctly from the beginning helps crops grow strong, resist disease, and produce more food and income.

Skills may be the most important thing you can learn, build and improve. Skills stay with you for life. They cannot be taken away, and they grow stronger the more you use them.

At every age, very young to very old, skills are important. Take advantage of OneLiberia.ai completely FREE skills...

When starting YOUR farm, preparing the ground is so important. Huge positive impact on crop results - quantity and quality

Choosing the right land and crops is the first and most important step when starting a small farm in Liberia. If this step is done well, farming becomes easier and more successful. If it is done poorly, even hard work may not bring good results.

Starting a small farm is one of themes reliable ways to earn income, feed their families and build independence.

Regularly take a good look to see if anything needs to be repaired or replaced

If you can, paint a wooden or zinc shed it greatly extends its life and protection

Never store fresh produce directly in the floor.

When YOU carefully think through a crop problem, you can very often fix or solve it completely, or at least partially.

Be sure to leave a gap of ventilation near the top of the walls to allow heat to escape and sheltered air to flow thru shed

Building shed posts and frame. Can use planks, bamboo, etc.

When you build your skills and learn new skills and continuously improve them, you will build a better life.

Drying and packaging cassava, plantains, peppers and more makes a huge difference in terms of income.

Strong seedlings make all the difference. When harvesting, bigger, stronger crops

With a group of friends, colleagues, or fellow farmers or workers, YOU can start a new community.

In most areas lots of rain can be collected and stored in rainy season.

Pay attention to using the farming tools, other dangers while farming.

A long list of important and useful farming skills

Living fences are different kinds of bushes and trees which protect your farm during storms such as flooding after a heavy rain or strong wind.

On every farm, crop rotation is key to improving soil and better crops

Using what3words app or website, you can create a permanent address which can be used for deliveries, sales, emergencies and much, much more.

Only use pure ash from wood fires.. Don't mix in other stuff with the ash.

Always improving farm soil almost always improves crops.

Almost everyone fails at something, but when YOU fail, try, try again and do better.

Help planting, weeding, harvesting, transporting and more.

All sorts of yard work including grass cutting, clearing drainage paths, etc.

Farming and urban fences are always needed.

Construction, small-scale farming and repairs and maintenance are important skills to be seriously considered.

Chicken coops. Cassava racks. Cassava sheds. Fences.

Farmers need help repairing and replacing farm tools

Handyworkers provide a huge variety of services to farmers

Watch how more experienced farmers do things.

Everyone can learn much more about farming skills by paying close attention to how farmers do things on the farm.

Skills and steps that all farms need. Many hire day workers to help

Do not rush and run out of steam. work at a steady pace.

Your ability to recover from failures, illness, disruption or life change.

Work steadily. Take breaks in the shade and drink clean water.

Turn up early for day work. If possible have gloves, some clean water, maybe a machete

Hustling and hardworking day workers look for farm jobs.

Harvesting must be completed quickly. Divide harvesting sections.

Very useful to replace nutrients. Improves year's harvesting results too.

Controlling and ,managing carefully great improves crop results.

Save a bit of money that you earn with a trusted bank or susu.. Maybe just LRD 20. Keep saving.

Necessary to protect cassava stems. Important to do carefully.

Keeping the channels clean and open improves even flow throughout cassava farming

Great opportunities for many young Liberians for cross-border trading with neighbouring countries

Timing is everything.

Continuously rotating portions of your farm each planting season benefits results

Between planting and harvesting, managing pests and disease are critical

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) can help young Liberians - FARMERS, workers, family's.

Carefully selecting and cutting stems makes a better crop when you harvest.

What a farming couple can do with 1 -3 acres of farmland / plot

Carefully preparing soil and land preparation greatly improve likelihood of good crop results

Carefully preparing soil makes a huge difference.

Liberia and the world are always changing. Liberia's potential is rapidly changing and growing.

Storing harvested sweet potatoes carefully makes a huge difference. Lasts longer and reduces rot.

Really helps. Manage diseases too.

Timing is very important. so is preparing the soil.

Determination and encouragement

Preparing vines or "slips" when done well creates much bigger crops.

Preparing well can greatly improve crop results.

Well worth listening. Considering and making decisions early in life are IMPORTANT.

Everything from hoes, to small tractors to farm fences.

Carefully managing water for crops is important. Managed well produces more results

Very important. Without carefully managing a farmer can lose much or even all of a upcoming crop.

In a rapidly changing Liberia and the world, improved skills are IMPORTANT

Every farm continuously benefits when farmers keep improving soil.

A great opportunity in many areas in Liberia

When farmers cooperate to create teamworks they build value for all

If you fail, don't give up. Learn from your failures and mistakes. Try again and do better.

Store crops in a safe, dry place not in sun, and safe.

An important part of fully benefitting from Liberian farmers work.

Figure out where to go to deliver or sell your harvested crops

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Great for many ways to cook

Excellent source of meat to eat or sell

On a small farm a mixture of chickens, ducks, guinea fowl and turkeys adds farm security. Excellent nutrition.

With a few chickens you can provide eggs and meat.

Can be kept safely for a reasonable time if stored well

Good meat

Mainly for meat

Rice is great for farmers and their families