Todee District, Dec. 11 -- The Rubber Planters' Association of Liberia (RPAL), in collaboration with the Rubber Development Fund Incorporated (RDFI), has launched a nationwide hands-on capacity training program in bud-grafting, tapping, and nursery management for 450 smallholder rubber farmers across the country.

The training, which kicked off on Monday in Montserrado and Grand Bassa Counties, is being conducted simultaneously in multiple locations. Additional sessions are expected to begin soon in Bong, Margibi, Nimba and Bomi Counties.

Speaking to this paper, Eric O. Kerkula, RPAL Extension Officer, said the program is aimed at strengthening smallholder farmers' knowledge and skills in key areas of rubber production, including bud-gra...