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

dc.contributor.author Ministry of Agriculture (Liberia)
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-11T17:47:06Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-11T17:47:06Z
dc.date.issued 2007
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/2007/01/9325352/comprehensive-assessment-agriculture-sector-liberia-vol-4-4-crosscutting-issues
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7675
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 ABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subject ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL LABOUR
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL POPULATION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subject AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subject ALCOHOLISM
dc.subject BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CASH CROP
dc.subject CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject COMBAT POVERTY
dc.subject COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject COMMUNAL LAND
dc.subject COMMUNITY LIFE
dc.subject CONFLICT
dc.subject CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject CROP YIELDS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subject DRINKING WATER
dc.subject EARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subject ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject EMPOWERING WOMEN
dc.subject ENHANCING WOMEN
dc.subject EQUAL ACCESS
dc.subject EQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subject EX-COMBATANTS
dc.subject FAMILY WELFARE
dc.subject FARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subject FARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject FARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject FARM INCOME
dc.subject FARM INCOMES
dc.subject FARM SECTOR
dc.subject FARM WORK
dc.subject FARMER PARTICIPATION
dc.subject FEMALE FARMERS
dc.subject FEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject FOOD CROP
dc.subject FOOD CROP PRODUCERS
dc.subject FOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject FOOD CROPS
dc.subject FOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subject FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject FOOD PRICES
dc.subject FOOD PROCESSING
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject GENDER AWARENESS
dc.subject GENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject GENDER GAPS
dc.subject GENDER GAPS IN LITERACY
dc.subject GENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subject GENDER ISSUES
dc.subject GENDER NORMS
dc.subject GENDER ROLES
dc.subject HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subject HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subject HEALTHY LIFE
dc.subject HIV
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject HUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUSBANDS
dc.subject ILLITERACY
dc.subject ILLITERATE POPULATION
dc.subject ILLNESS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject INFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subject INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject INHERITANCE
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subject INTEGRATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject LABOUR FORCE
dc.subject LACK OF CREDIT
dc.subject LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject LAND REFORM
dc.subject LAND TENURE
dc.subject LAND TITLES
dc.subject LEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subject LIFE SKILLS
dc.subject LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject MALNUTRITION
dc.subject MARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject MEAT
dc.subject MIGRANTS
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject MINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subject MODERNIZATION
dc.subject NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject NATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject NUMBER OF ILLITERATE WOMEN
dc.subject NUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subject OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject OWNERSHIP OF LAND
dc.subject PARTICIPATION IN DECISION
dc.subject PEACE
dc.subject POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject POLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subject POLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject POOR
dc.subject POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject POVERTY LEVELS
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTS
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject PREGNANCY
dc.subject PREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subject PRODUCTION OF CASH CROPS
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PUBLIC LIFE
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
dc.subject QUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subject RAPE
dc.subject RECREATION
dc.subject REFUGEES
dc.subject RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
dc.subject REMITTANCES
dc.subject RESOURCE USE
dc.subject ROLE MODELS
dc.subject RULE OF LAW
dc.subject RURAL
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject RURAL BUSINESS
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject RURAL ECONOMY
dc.subject RURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject RURAL ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject RURAL ISSUES
dc.subject RURAL LIFE
dc.subject RURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subject RURAL MEN
dc.subject RURAL POLICIES
dc.subject RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject RURAL PUBLIC
dc.subject RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject RURAL WOMEN
dc.subject SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subject SAFETY NETS
dc.subject SAVINGS
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subject SECURITY SITUATION
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SEX
dc.subject SEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subject SEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subject SKILLED LABOUR
dc.subject SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
dc.subject SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
dc.subject SMALLHOLDERS
dc.subject SOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subject SOCIAL CUSTOMS
dc.subject SOCIAL FACTORS
dc.subject SOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subject SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject STRATEGIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject STRATEGY FOR WOMEN
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SUSU
dc.subject TARGETING
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subject TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES
dc.subject TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNIONS
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject URBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subject VICTIMS
dc.subject VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS
dc.subject VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject VULNERABILITY
dc.subject VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject WAR
dc.subject YOUNG GIRLS
dc.subject YOUNG MEN
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.title Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia : Volume 4, Crosscutting Issues en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Rural Development Assessment
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/9325352/comprehensive-assessment-agriculture-sector-liberia-vol-4-4-crosscutting-issues
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20080403011317
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9325352
okr.identifier.report 43176
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/04/03/000333037_20080403011317/Rendered/PDF/431760SR0v40Wh1ing1Issues12131Feb08.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 Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.topic Rural Development
okr.unit AFT: Agricultural & Rural (AFTAR)
okr.volume 4 of 4
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