The Produce Monitoring Board (PMB) which is charged with the responsibility of regulating and improving the marketing of produce in order to optimize the export earning of farmers in the country has received a Cost Benefit Analysis Model from two consultants who were hired by the International Trade Centre to look into the three marketing systems; the […]
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JunProduce Monitoring Board Participates in the Meeting of the Working Group on the Review of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010
Sierra Leone, through the Produce Monitoring Board was represented by the Head of Operations of PMB, Mr. Didan Sankoh at the meeting of the Working Group on the Review of the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010. This meeting was held at the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 13th to 14th June 2019. Members[…]
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MayLearning and Investment Partnership Meetings with Cocoa, Coffee and Cashew Investors in Cote d’Ivoire and Le Conseil du Café-Cacao (Coffee-Cocoa Council) of Cote d’Ivoire
With funding from the World Bank through the Smallholder Commercialization and Agribusiness Development Project (SCADeP), the Executive Chairman of the Produce Monitoring Board (PMB), Dr. James Vibbi and the Head of Operations Didan Sankoh have held learning and investment partnership engagements with two large companies, Olam International (https://www.olamgroup.com/about-olam.html) and Africa Sourcing (http://www.africasourcing.net/ in the cocoa, coffee and[…]
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MayBrazil Ambassador to Sierra Leone visits Cocoa Farms in Kenema and Kailahun
The Ambassador of Brazil to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Kaiser Araujo, and a team from the Produce Monitoring Board (PMB) led by its Executive Chairman, Dr. James Vibbi have from the 6th to the 8th March 2019 conducted a three-day practical experience tour on cocoa farms in different villages in Kenema and Kailahun Districts to get first-hand[…]
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AprAwareness Raising on Cashew Pricing and Quality Standards in all Major Cashew Producing Districts
Produce Monitoring Board (PMB) conducted its first awareness raising exercise on cashew pricing and quality standards in all major cashew producing districts (Kambia, Port Loko and Bombali/Karene) within the North-Western Region of the country, from the 22nd to the 26th of April, 2019. The awareness raising sessions were also followed by Radio Discussion programs in various districts.[…]
