By Lewis S. Teh
Monrovia, Liberia; July 18, 2025 – The Appearing Director Common of the Liberia Agricultural Commodities Regulatory or LACRA, Dan T. Saryee, begins the ball rolling right here, partaking key stakeholders throughout the sector.
Mr. Saryee stated his outreach efforts is principally centered on constructing collaboration and introducing a brand new imaginative and prescient for the Company. Lately, Appearing Director Common Saryee accomplished a three-day tour of Bong and Nimba Counties, the place he met with native farmers and consumers.
The visits offered him with first-hand info on challenges confronted by these on the frontlines of the cocoa worth chain. On Tuesday, July 15, Mr. Saryee held one other high-level assembly, this time with representatives from World Monitoring Maritimes (GTM) and APM Terminals.
The aim of the assembly was to introduce the brand new LACRA crew, discover collaborative alternatives, and, extra importantly, to make clear LACRA’s new compliance requirements for transport.
The brand new customary tends to dismantle defective and conflicting transport regimes, streamline documentation necessities, and knowledge sharing.
“We known as this assembly to introduce the brand new crew now working the entity and to hunt your collaboration in making our work straightforward and profitable,” Mr. Saryee acknowledged.
He additional famous that the assembly was meant to stipulate key reform measures the brand new administration has instituted, together with new compliance necessities for the cargo of cocoa and occasional beans from Liberia.
Through the assembly, the Appearing Director Common introduced LACRA’s plan to launch a brand new cellular software that connects all stakeholders within the worth chain, enhancing transparency, traceability, and high quality assurance.
This technique goals to reinforce transparency, accountability, and effectivity within the agricultural commodity sector, offering real-time monitoring and monitoring of merchandise.
By making certain that high quality and security requirements are met, the brand new system will enhance belief and credibility amongst all stakeholders, together with exporters, LACRA, APM Terminals, and GTMs.
Representatives from each GTMs and APM Terminals welcomed the initiative and expressed their dedication to working intently with LACRA to make sure the profitable implementation of the traceability system.
The Liberian Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (LACRA) is remitted by Liberian regulation to manage all agricultural commerce throughout the nation.
This consists of overseeing the manufacturing, high quality management, and export of key agricultural commodities, significantly cocoa, espresso, and oil palm.
LACRA’s tasks embody setting and implementing requirements to make sure that these merchandise meet each nationwide and worldwide high quality necessities. Modifying by Jonathan Browne
