Food and Agriculture Policy and Strategy

Category: Executive

Document Type: Strategy

Role: Main

Liberia's Food and Agriculture Strategy, July 2008

This document, the Food and Agriculture “From Subsistence to Policy and Sufficiency” Strategy from the Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Liberia, dated July 2008, outlines a comprehensive plan for the country's agricultural sector. Its primary purpose is to transform subsistence farming into a more productive and sufficient system, aiming to increase productivity and incomes for farmers, improve national nutrition, and enhance the overall state of agriculture. The strategy's scope is broad, covering various aspects of the food and agriculture sector, including food crops (rice, cassava, others), tree crops (rubber, oil palm, others), non-traditional crops, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. It also addresses crucial support services such as extension, education, research, production services (seed, fertilizer, pest management, mechanization), rural finance, markets, agro-business, trade, and rural infrastructure. Cross-cutting issues like macro-economic policies, land tenure, water resources, environment, climate change adaptation, social development (gender, youth, vulnerable groups), and inter-sectoral coordination are also included. Key objectives and policies include improving food and nutrition security (availability, accessibility, utilization), enhancing competitiveness and market linkages (efficiency, private sector participation, public investment), and strengthening human and institutional capacities (governance, decentralization, risk reduction, gender/youth mainstreaming, sustainable natural resource management). Specific strategies are detailed for each sub-sector and support service. The affected sectors are primarily Agriculture (including crops, livestock, fisheries), Forestry, Environment, Land Use, Water Management, Rural Development, Trade, and Finance. The strategy aims to slow deforestation, develop adaptation mechanisms to cope with climate change impacts, and provide climate change information to farmers. The document is a strategic policy framework from July 2008. It outlines plans and objectives but does not specify concrete deadlines for implementation phases or compliance dates within the provided text. It also does not reference specific regulation or statute names.

Ministry of Agriculture
Republic of Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia
F
OOD AND
A
GRICULTURE “F ROM S UBSISTENCE TO
P
OLICY AND
S UFFICIENCY”
S
TRATEGY
July 2008
Ministry of Agriculture
Monrovia, Liberia

Table of Contents
• The President’s Foreword V
• The Minister’s Preface Vi
• Acknowledgement Viii
• Acronyms and Abbreviations IX
1. Executive Summary 1
2. Context 1
2.1. National Context 9
2.2. International Context 10
3. Food and Agriculture Sector 13
3.1. Importance of Agriculture 13
3.2. Structure and performance of the sector 13
3.3. Past policy approaches and results 15
3.4. Challenges to agricultural development and growth 17
4. Visions, Goals and Objectives 19
4.1. Visions 19
4.2. Objectives 19
4.3. Priorities 19
4.4. Guiding Principles 19
5. Sector Policies and Strategies 21
5.1. Improved Food and Nutrition Security 21
5.1.1. Improve food availability and adequacy 21
5.1.2. Enhance food accessibility to the population 21
5.1.3. Promote food utilization and nutrition 22
5.1.4. Contribute to resettlement and reintegration programs 22
5.1.5. Support rural self-employment and self-reliance 23
5.2. Enhanced Competitiveness and Linkages to Markets 23
5.2.1. Enhance efficiency, competitiveness and sustainability 24
5.2.2. Broaden and strengthen private sector participation 24
5.2.3. Increase public investment and create enabling environment 25
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5.3 Strengthened Human and Institutional Capacities 26
5.3.1 Improve governance, decentralization and service delivery 26

Tags: Adaptation, Adaptation Planning, Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Change Risks, Deforestation, Development, Fisheries, Food, Food Security, Forests, Gender, Governance, Land Use, Livestock, Lulucf, Natural Resources, Policy, Redd+ And Lulucf, Water, Youth

Sector: Agriculture;LULUCF

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