Liberia, Oct. 16 -- Monrovia Calls for Concessional Loans, Credit Guarantees and Private-Sector Partnerships to Boost Food Production, Strengthen Agribusiness and Advance Inclusive Growth

NEW YORK - Liberia has called for increased investment in agriculture and affordable financing to accelerate poverty eradication, strengthen food security and transform the country's largely subsistence-based agricultural sector into a commercially viable industry.

Leon Mannie Talery, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation and Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered Liberia's position during a joint general discussion of the United Nations General Assembly's Second Committee at its 81st session.

The discussion focused ...