Pastor Mambu harvests rice to support Sierra Leone food security
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Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Henry Musa Kpaka joined Pastor Francis A. M. Mambu to harvest rice on a 240-hectare farm in Bombali, Sierra Leone.
The visit allowed the minister to inspect 1,000 bags of rice ready for sale in Makeni and Freetown. The project received support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security through the Food System Resilience Project.
Pastor Mambu, the General Overseer of Faith Healing Bible Church, manages a farm that provides jobs for 600 women and young people across 10 villages. He expanded his operations this year to cultivate 360 hectares of rice between Bombali and Bonthe. Mambu stated that he views farming as a way to lift people out of poverty and a religious calling. Minister Kpaka praised the pastor for combining religious leadership with agricultural production to help achieve the Feed Salone agenda.
The government promised to continue supporting the farm to create more jobs. Kpaka urged other religious leaders to follow this example by investing in agriculture and mobilizing their congregations to increase national food production.
