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Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 2, Sub-sector Reports, Part I

dc.contributor.author Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia)
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-11T17:46:37Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-11T17:46:37Z
dc.date.issued 2007-01-01
dc.description.abstract The overall objective of the Comprehensive Assessment of the Agricultural Sector (CAAS) is to provide an evidence base to enable appropriate strategic policy responses by the Government of Liberia (GoL) and its development partners in order to maximize the contribution of the agriculture sector to the Government's overarching policy objectives. Given the strong relationship between growth in agricultural productivity and poverty reduction, future efforts in Liberia need to focus on productivity enhancing measures with a pro-poor focus that increase incomes. Growth based on extensification using traditional technologies is generally not profitable and has damaging implications for the environment. Given the low level of assets possessed by most Liberians, future efforts need to address the question of access to assets (i.e. land, knowledge and inputs) in addition to providing opportunities and an enabling environment. Liberia needs to make concerted efforts to preserve and consolidate its emerging stability by focusing on interventions to ensure food security and poverty alleviation at the community and household levels. Improving access to food and generating sustainable, remunerative activities and employment are crucial to this process. This report is designed to assist in indicating and specifying the potential role of specified agricultural commodity value chains in achieving the priority objectives of the government by focusing on small holders, traditional farming, and food security and forms an input for the preparation of a strategic orientation framework to achieve sustainable food security, nutrition and agricultural development. This report reviews gender issues in Liberia's agriculture and rural sector with a special focus on rural women and how to improve their participation and contribution to rural development. The report reviews women's roles in agriculture and the rural economy; their access to key inputs and services which are essential to carry out their socio-economic role in rural areas; as well as gender-related social trends and problems that may have an impact on productivity and poverty reduction in rural areas. The assessment also reviews the institutional and policy framework for agriculture and rural development and identifies opportunities to improve the rural sector's capacity to address gender issues and support female farmers and rural entrepreneurs. The findings and recommendations will inform the reform of the sector, currently underway, and thereby support the GoL poverty reduction effort and the implementation of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (IPRSP). en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/9325331/comprehensive-assessment-agriculture-sector-liberia-vol-2-4-sub-sector-reports-part
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7674
dc.language English
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subject ACCESS TO FOOD
dc.subject ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL CROPS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL INPUT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject ANIMAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject ANIMAL RESOURCES
dc.subject AQUACULTURE
dc.subject ARABLE LAND
dc.subject AVERAGE YIELD
dc.subject BEANS
dc.subject BEER
dc.subject BEVERAGES
dc.subject BREAKFAST CEREALS
dc.subject CA
dc.subject CACAO
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CASH CROP
dc.subject CASH CROPS
dc.subject CASSAVA
dc.subject CASSAVA PRODUCTION
dc.subject CEREAL IMPORTS
dc.subject COCOA
dc.subject COCOA BEANS
dc.subject COCOA PRICES
dc.subject COFFEE
dc.subject COFFEE PRODUCTION
dc.subject COFFEE TREE
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject COMMERCIAL CROPS
dc.subject COMMERCIAL FARMERS
dc.subject COMMERCIAL FARMS
dc.subject COMMODITIES
dc.subject CONTRACT FARMING
dc.subject COOPERATIVES
dc.subject COWPEA
dc.subject CREDIT SCHEMES
dc.subject CROP
dc.subject CROP DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject CROP LOSSES
dc.subject CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject CROPPING
dc.subject CROPPING SYSTEM
dc.subject CULTIVATION
dc.subject DRIED FRUIT
dc.subject DRY SEASON
dc.subject EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subject EUROPEAN COMMISSION
dc.subject EXPORT CROPS
dc.subject EXTENSION AGENTS
dc.subject FALLOWING
dc.subject FAO
dc.subject FARM
dc.subject FARM MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FARM PRODUCTION
dc.subject FARM SIZE
dc.subject FARM SIZES
dc.subject FARM WORK
dc.subject FARMER
dc.subject FARMERS
dc.subject FARMING
dc.subject FARMING AREAS
dc.subject FARMING PRACTICES
dc.subject FARMING SECTOR
dc.subject FARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subject FARMS
dc.subject FEED
dc.subject FEEDER ROADS
dc.subject FERTILIZER
dc.subject FERTILIZER USE
dc.subject FISH
dc.subject FISH FARMERS
dc.subject FISH PRODUCTION
dc.subject FISHERIES
dc.subject FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FLOUR
dc.subject FOOD AID
dc.subject FOOD COMMODITIES
dc.subject FOOD CONTAMINATION
dc.subject FOOD CROP
dc.subject FOOD CROP PRODUCERS
dc.subject FOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject FOOD CROPS
dc.subject FOOD HANDLING
dc.subject FOOD IMPORTS
dc.subject FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject FOOD PROCESSING
dc.subject FOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subject FOOD QUALITY
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject FOODSTUFF
dc.subject FORESTRY
dc.subject FRESH FRUIT
dc.subject FRUIT CROPS
dc.subject FRUIT PRODUCTION
dc.subject FRUITS
dc.subject GOATS
dc.subject GRAIN
dc.subject GRAINS
dc.subject HARVEST
dc.subject HARVESTS
dc.subject HAZARDS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD FOOD
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
dc.subject HUSBANDRY
dc.subject IITA
dc.subject INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
dc.subject INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL CROPS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subject IRRIGATION
dc.subject JUICES
dc.subject LAND TENURE
dc.subject LAND USE
dc.subject LANDS
dc.subject LEGUMES
dc.subject LIVELIHOODS
dc.subject LIVESTOCK
dc.subject LIVESTOCK ASSETS
dc.subject LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
dc.subject LIVESTOCK SECTOR
dc.subject LOCAL MARKET
dc.subject LONG GRAIN
dc.subject LONG GRAIN VARIETY
dc.subject MAIZE
dc.subject MARKET DEMAND
dc.subject MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subject MARKET PLACE
dc.subject MARKET PRICE
dc.subject MARKETING SUPPORT
dc.subject MARKETING SYSTEM
dc.subject MEAT
dc.subject MICRO-FINANCE
dc.subject MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject MICRO-PROJECT
dc.subject MICRO-PROJECTS
dc.subject MICROFINANCE
dc.subject MIDDLE EAST
dc.subject MILK
dc.subject MOA
dc.subject NATURAL RUBBER
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject NUTRITIOUS FOOD
dc.subject NUTS
dc.subject OIL PALM
dc.subject OKRA
dc.subject ONIONS
dc.subject PACKAGING
dc.subject PADDY
dc.subject PADDY RICE
dc.subject PALM NUTS
dc.subject PALM OIL
dc.subject PALM PRODUCTS
dc.subject PEPPER
dc.subject PEPPERS
dc.subject PEST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PESTICIDE
dc.subject PESTICIDE APPLICATION
dc.subject PESTS
dc.subject PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subject PLANT DISEASES
dc.subject PLANTATIONS
dc.subject POOR INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject POST HARVEST
dc.subject POST HARVEST LOSSES
dc.subject POST-HARVEST HANDLING
dc.subject POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject POVERTY LEVEL
dc.subject PRODUCE
dc.subject PRODUCTION SYSTEM
dc.subject PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY OF LAND
dc.subject RAINY SEASON
dc.subject REPLANTING
dc.subject RICE
dc.subject RICE PRODUCTION
dc.subject ROOT CROPS
dc.subject ROOTS
dc.subject RUBBER
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject RURAL FINANCE
dc.subject RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject RURAL PEOPLE
dc.subject RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subject SEED
dc.subject SEEDS
dc.subject SHIFTING CULTIVATION
dc.subject SMALL FARM
dc.subject SMALL FARMERS
dc.subject SMALL-SCALE FARMING
dc.subject SMALLHOLDER FARMS
dc.subject SOFT DRINKS
dc.subject SOIL TYPES
dc.subject STARCH
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subject SUGAR
dc.subject TOMATOES
dc.subject TREE CROPS
dc.subject TREES
dc.subject TUBERS
dc.subject UNDP
dc.subject UNITED NATIONS
dc.subject UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject UPLAND RICE
dc.subject URBAN MARKETS
dc.subject USAID
dc.subject VEGETABLE CROP
dc.subject VEGETABLE OILS
dc.subject VEGETABLE PRODUCERS
dc.subject VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
dc.subject VEGETABLES
dc.subject VEGETATION
dc.subject VETERINARY SERVICES
dc.subject VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject WARDA
dc.subject WFP
dc.subject WHEAT
dc.subject WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.subject YAM
dc.subject YIELDS
dc.title Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 2, Sub-sector Reports, Part I en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Rural Development Assessment
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/9325331/comprehensive-assessment-agriculture-sector-liberia-vol-2-4-sub-sector-reports-part
okr.globalpractice Agriculture
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20080403005239
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9325331
okr.identifier.report 43176
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/04/03/000333037_20080403005239/Rendered/PDF/431760SR0v20Wh110CAAS1LIB12111Feb08.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.country Liberia
okr.sector Industry and trade
okr.sector Agriculture
okr.sector fishing
okr.sector and forestry
okr.theme Rural policies and institutions
okr.theme Rural non-farm income generation
okr.theme Rural markets
okr.theme Other environment and natural resources management
okr.theme Environment and natural resource management
okr.theme Rural development
okr.topic Agriculture :: Agricultural Research
okr.topic Food and Beverage Industry
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Agriculture :: Food Security
okr.topic Crops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topic Industry
okr.unit AFT: Agricultural & Rural (AFTAR)
okr.volume 2 of 4
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