Nimba, Liberia – JUNE 16, 2012: Feed the Future funded agriculture training program implemented by FED in Nimba County. Photo by Morgana Wingard

Monrovia, Liberia – JUNE 16, 2012: Annie and John are part of a Feed the Future training program in Nimba in eastern Liberia. The program is teaching their community of farmers how to improve production and decrease environmental impacts. Traditionally farmers in this community used slash and burn techniques which created cluttered farm plots with minimal productivity that only lasted for a year or two. These new techniques will enable farmers to continue to farm the same land for several years by rotating the crops and better utilizing the soil by planting in rows. In the lowlands, they are learning how to make rice patties to grow rice in more consentrated areas. The farmers are taking their acquired knowledge at the community farm and applying it their own farms and teaching their children so they will produce better yields. Photo by Morgana Wingard