In a series of ceremonies between the 8th-14th of November 2022, Sierra Leone’s former Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, initiated the construction of agric-education centers in different parts of the country.

Ambassador Omrie Golley is the CEO of the Golley Agriculture Development Company which aims at introducing a new agricultural system based on drip irrigation technology, perfected in Israel, to enable crop production to continue throughout the year, instead of seasonally.

The four agric centers are already being constructed in Port Loko City in the Northwestern Region, Bumbuna Town in the Northern Region, Gelehun Town in Bo District Southern Region, and Belabu Town in Kenema City Eastern Region.

The four locations have been carefully selected to serve as demonstration centers for people of the four provincial regions of Sierra Leone.

The purpose of the Agric-Education Centre is to train local student farmers in the latest agriculture technology, including the use of drip irrigation.

At the end of the training, the beneficiaries would be able to create and manage efficiently local farms.

The vision and direction of this project are for each trainee to be capable of functioning both individually and as a member of a team, and will be skilled in agricultural activities such as planning, growing, storing, and distributing agricultural products to domestic markets. The trainees will also learn how to run agricultural projects as economic and profitable businesses through the use of modern agricultural technologies and management systems, thus increasing production and quality, and reducing costs.

In very colorful and joyful ceremonies across the four regions, Ambassador Golley was feted by the people for bringing in Israeli technology to advance food sufficiency and security as well as an export opportunity.

The programs in each of the locations ended with great fanfare and celebration with the traditional ‘Matoma’ in Bumbuna, Gomboi in Kenema, Ngongor-bee in Bo City, and Bondo women in Port Loko City.