Monrovia, Feb. 5 -- Despite being enacted into law as an autonomous institution, with the clear mandate to lead, coordinate and regulate all food assistance programs across Liberia, the National Food Assistance Agency (NFAA) has erroneously been placed under the Ministry of Agriculture(MoA).

With a long history of service to the Liberian people, having operated under Executive Orders since the 1970s, NFAA was on June 17 of 2025 fully enacted into law through an Act of the Legislature as a stand-alone body to lead the country's food assistance services.

However, in spite of its new status, the institution has uncovered that the USD950,000 appropriated for it in the 2026 National Budget was 'inadvertently placed' under the Ministry of Agr...