FEED SALONE IS A SCAM
…WORLD BANK EXPOSES SLPP’S LIES
What was promised as a solution to Sierra Leone’s hunger crisis has become yet another SLPP disaster. President Julius Maada Bio’s much-hyped “Feed Salone” initiative—once paraded as a patriotic push toward food self-sufficiency—has crumbled into a cruel hoax.
The World Bank’s 2025 Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) lays bare the truth: rural farmers are worse off, climate resilience is non-existent, and the country remains dangerously dependent on food imports. What the SLPP branded as a national agricultural revolution is, in reality, a glossy slogan masking institutional rot and unforgivable incompetence.
FARMERS ABANDONED, FUTURE JEOPARDIZED
In rural Sierra Leone, where over 60% of the population depends on farming, communities have been left to fend for themselves. According to the World Bank, 43% of these farmers are women, many of whom have no access to improved seeds, modern tools, irrigation, or even basic extension services. In the face of increasing climate shocks—droughts, floods, erratic rains—they are alone.
Rather than investing in meaningful support, the SLPP government has funneled money into political vanity projects and bloated bureaucracy. The result? Widespread crop failure, market instability, and skyrocketing food prices. For ordinary Sierra Leoneans, Feed Salone has become Bleed Salone.
CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, ZERO PREPAREDNESS
The World Bank is clear: if nothing changes, 600,000 more Sierra Leoneans will be plunged into poverty by 2050 due to climate shocks. This is no distant threat—it is a ticking time bomb. Yet, the Bio government continues to sleepwalk through a crisis that requires urgent, science-based, and coordinated action.
Climate-smart agriculture is not a luxury—it is a necessity. But in the hands of this SLPP regime, even the basics—like sustainable land use planning or flood control—are ignored. The government prefers to issue press statements instead of planting seeds.
A LEADERSHIP VACUUM IN STATE HOUSE
The World Bank has recommended bold reforms: tighter fiscal discipline, stronger private sector engagement, and investments in sustainable agriculture. But who will implement these policies? Under the SLPP, ministries are bloated with political loyalists, not professionals. Resources are squandered on international travel and corrupt procurement, not rural development.
Meanwhile, President Bio continues to tour the country with a microphone in one hand and nothing in the other. Empty promises cannot fill stomachs. Patriotism cannot replace rice.
FEEDING LIES INSTEAD OF THE NATION
Let us be clear: this is not just a policy failure—it is a betrayal. The SLPP has weaponized hope, using Feed Salone as a political smokescreen while millions go hungry. They have stolen not just funds, but futures.
The World Bank has exposed the truth. The facts are brutal. Sierra Leone is hungrier, poorer, and more vulnerable under President Bio than ever before.