Liberia: Nimba Women Agriculture Cooperative Launches Financial Loan Program to Empower Rural Women

Nov 4, 2025 | D. Franklin Doloquee
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GANTA, Nimba County – Over twenty rural women from Ganta and its surrounding communities in Nimba County recently benefited from a new loan program launched by the Nimba Women Agriculture Cooperative.

This financial initiative seeks to empower women actively engaged in agricultural activities along the Ganta- Gbanga Highway by providing them with accessible credit to expand their businesses and improve their livelihoods.

Speaking to reporters at one of the cooperative’s farms, Madam Plenseh P. McCoy, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nimba Women Agriculture Cooperative, explained the program’s objectives and terms.

 The beneficiaries are cooperative members involved in various agricultural activities.  The loans are extended at a 20 percent monthly interest rate, with repayment expected within a one-month period.

Madam McCoy emphasized that this arrangement aims to give members the financial flexibility to boost production, increase their sales and broaden their agricultural enterprises.

“We have opened accounts for our members at numerous banking institutions in Ganta, allowing us to offer these small but impactful loans. The low-interest structure helps make our women farmers more productive and self-reliant,” Madam McCoy stated.