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Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 4, Crosscutting Issues

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dc.contributor.authorMinistry of Agriculture (Liberia)
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-11T17:47:06Z
dc.date.available2012-06-11T17:47:06Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe 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.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/9325352/comprehensive-assessment-agriculture-sector-liberia-vol-4-4-crosscutting-issues
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/7675
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7675
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LABOUR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectALCOHOLISM
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCASH CROP
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCOMBAT POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL LAND
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LIFE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEMPOWERING WOMEN
dc.subjectENHANCING WOMEN
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEX-COMBATANTS
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM INCOMES
dc.subjectFARM SECTOR
dc.subjectFARM WORK
dc.subjectFARMER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE FARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROP
dc.subjectFOOD CROP PRODUCERS
dc.subjectFOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER AWARENESS
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS IN LITERACY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTHY LIFE
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLITERATE POPULATION
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINTEGRATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLACK OF CREDIT
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TITLES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF ILLITERATE WOMEN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP OF LAND
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION IN DECISION
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRODUCTION OF CASH CROPS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC LIFE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE INFORMATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS PRACTICES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectROLE MODELS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL ISSUES
dc.subjectRURAL LIFE
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectRURAL MEN
dc.subjectRURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL PUBLIC
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectSECURITY SITUATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectSEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOUR
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER SECTOR
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CUSTOMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL FACTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSTRATEGIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectSTRATEGY FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSU
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES
dc.subjectTRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.titleComprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 4, Crosscutting Issuesen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:25:57.697151Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Rural Development Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/9325352/comprehensive-assessment-agriculture-sector-liberia-vol-4-4-crosscutting-issues
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.report43176
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryLiberia
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.sectorAgriculture
okr.sectorfishing
okr.sectorand forestry
okr.themeRural policies and institutions
okr.themeRural non-farm income generation
okr.themeRural markets
okr.themeOther environment and natural resources management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.themeRural development
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitAFT: Agricultural & Rural (AFTAR)
okr.volume4 of 4
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